Word! #10

The last word is echelon
Definition
Noun
[esh-uh-lon]
1.a formation of troops, ships, airplanes, etc., in which groups of soldiers or individual vehicles or craft are arranged in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front, so that the whole presents the appearance of steps.
2.one of the groups of a formation so arranged.
 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Echelon
 other forms of the noun:
 -ech·e·lon·ment, noun
 Translation:
-Any type of formation used to put each thing in front and beside one another 
-In a bicyclist's perspective if there is a crosswind on the road, the biking groups formulate into a diagonal line instead of a straight line to reduce time and increase performance as a team.

Example sentences: 
1. At the 2010 Tour De France, the crosswind was ripping through the Bicyclists, so one of the groups towards the front decided to change the straight line of riders into an angled  formation called a echelon.
2. During the revolutionary war the main strategy in battle was to line up in parallel lines next to each other and to take turns firing turns. We avoid using the echelon strategy because it is very ineffective today and now we base battle plans on tactics like flanking and surrounding enemy forces.




Today, we probably do not use the echelon strategy in war because it is so outdated, so that rules out the use by generals and leaders, but they are probably use it in bicycling because they probably have to be able to adapt to the wind so they can win. I mean come on,  everyday probably does not involve calm winds for biking, there is probably numerous times when they must tell each other to form a echelon due to major crosswinds.

Synonyms:
My word is a lot like position, but it is different because the word echelon is a specific position in which bikers form at a diagonal line instead of a straight line.

Antonyms:
 My word was very difficult when it came to finding the exact opposite, but I finally found one and it is known as unorganized because when it comes to straight parallel lines, they have to be organized that is part of being parallel. Also when bikers formulate if they are not organize they could run into each and screw up the whole race.
In Kevin's perspective the word is very useful because his sport is Bicycling. Although when it comes to people that do not ride bicycles the word is probably not as useful  because we never will command war, at least for a little while if that's going to be someone's future career. So I would probably rate this word with a 3 out of 5 because the general public does not talk about formations in biking and war.

This is a picture a group using the echelon strategy.