(US, law enforcement) An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.
(US, law enforcement) An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.
T.S.A. said its office of inspection makes quality assurance visits to ensure that the air marshals are properly prepared for their missions. Employees with the air marshals view their jobs as crucial to overall efforts to protect airpla…
Air marshal means: An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.
(military rank) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
(military, slang) air commodore.
(military rank) A military rank between colonel and the second lowest general rank or major general, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency.
Air marshal means: An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
air marshal means: An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, military) A military rank between that of air vice-marshal and air chief marshal, equivalent to an army lieutenant general.
T.S.A. said its office of inspection makes quality assurance visits to ensure that the air marshals are properly prepared for their missions. Employees with the air marshals view their jobs as crucial to overall efforts to protect airpla…
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