noun
a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
• Syn: ↑air marshal
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
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noun : an armed federal officer in plainclothes who is assigned to prevent skyjackings
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an armed plainclothes federal marshal riding on an airliner to protect against skyjacking.
[1965-70, Amer.]
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sky marshal noun
An armed plain-clothes officer on an air-flight, having the job of protecting passengers and dealing with hijack attempts
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Main Entry: ↑sky
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a guard who makes certain that passengers stay safe on plane flights
Thesaurus: people who work for airlines and people who travel on planeshyponym
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sky marshal,
an armed law-enforcement officer, usually in plain clothes, assigned to protect aircraft and passengers from skyjackings.
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= ↑air marshal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.