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ешелон

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French échelon (rung, step), from échelle (ladder) + -on (suffix forming diminutives). Échelle is derived from Latin scāla (ladder), from scandō (to ascend, climb), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (to jump).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [eʃeˈɫɔn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Hyphenation: еше‧лон

Noun

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ешело́н (ešelónm inan (genitive ешело́ну, nominative plural ешело́ни, genitive plural ешело́нів, relational adjective ешело́нний)

  1. (military) echelon (a train, convoy or group of aircraft of a specific purpose)
    ешело́н польо́ту
    ešelón polʹótu
    flight level
  2. (military) echelon (a separate detachment of a deeply divided battle order or column of troops moving at some distance from one another)
    Synonym: ва́лка (válka)
    тилови́й ешело́н штабу
    tylovýj ešelón štabu
    rear headquarters
    дру́гий ешело́н
    drúhyj ešelón
    reserve, rear echelon, follow-on echelon
    бойови́й ешело́н
    bojovýj ešelón
    attack echelon

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