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sky marshal

noun

  1. an armed plainclothes federal marshal riding on an airliner to protect against skyjacking.


sky marshal

noun

  1. an armed security guard on a commercial aircraft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sky marshal1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
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Example Sentences

He helped develop the sky marshal program to counteract hijackers.

He also helped develop the federal sky marshal program, his family said.

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