niveau — meaning in English

English meaning

• echelon noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
• level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.

Senses

niveau is used for these senses in English:

• echelon (military) A formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in diagonal parallel rows. [from late 18th c.]
• level A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

echelon — full definition

1. noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
2. noun A formation of troops, ships, or aircraft arranged in parallel diagonal rows.

level — full definition

1. adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
2. noun A particular degree, standard, floor, or stage in a scale, structure, or game.
3. verb To make something flat or even, or to destroy it completely so nothing is left standing.
4. verb To aim or direct something, such as an accusation or a weapon, at someone.

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