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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| air marshal | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a vice admiral in the Royal Navy |
| 2. | a Royal Australian Air Force officer of the highest rank |
| 3. | a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer of the highest rank when chief of defence forces |
| 4. | a person employed to travel as an armed guard on commercial flights to protect against hijacking |
| Main Entry: | air marshal1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a commissioned officer of three-star rank in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to a lieutenant general in the army or vice admiral in the navy |
| Example: | On promotion to air marshal, he was appointed chief of staff of the headquarters. |
| Usage: | UK |
| Main Entry: | air marshal2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an armed federal agent who is on flights for airliner protection, esp. as an anti-terrorist measure |
| Example: | There are air marshals on international flights. |