Echelon

Noun

 * 1) A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
 * 2)  A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows.

Verb

 * 1) To form troops into an echelon.

Thesaurus
battle array, caste, class, close formation, condition, deployment, disposition, file, footing, formation, formation flying, hierarchy, open order, order, order of battle, place, position, power structure, precedence, queue, rank, rate, rating, row, sphere, stage, standing, station, status, string, tier

Etymology
échelon, from échelle 'ladder'.

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