Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

air marshal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: air -mar-shal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of air marshal (found when the term is used as a title).

noun

An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.

American usage

noun

A military rank between that of air vice-marshal and air chief marshal, equivalent to an army lieutenant general.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

"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 airplanes and airports from terrorist attacks."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

Air Marshals (plural)

Synonyms

sky marshal

Questions

What does air marshal mean?: Alternative letter-case form of air marshal (found when the term is used as a title).

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