1. arranging or positioning in a stepped formation or series of levels
Usage: military; formal

Examples

• The commander was echeloning the troops across the hillside.
• The aircraft were echeloning at different altitudes for safety.
• The general began echeloning his forces to create defensive depth.
• They are echeloning the attack waves to maintain pressure.
• The pilots practiced echeloning their formation during training.
• The battalion commander is echeloning his units along the ridge.