en echelon adjective3 •In echelonFragment of pot-net (?), blue ring-beads only, set in pairs or as above in threes, threaded en echelon. Strung as above. — 1923 •Staggered; offset so that the wing turret on one side is mounted further forwards than the one on the opposite side. •Consisting of a series of diagonal lines, each somewhat offset from its neighbors, approximately parallel, but at an angle to a particular direction.
