AIR MARSHAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does air marshal mean? 

• AIR MARSHAL (noun)
  The noun AIR MARSHAL has 1 sense:

1. a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight

  Familiarity information: AIR MARSHAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIR MARSHAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

air marshal; sky marshal

Hypernyms ("air marshal" is a kind of...):

marshal; marshall (a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)