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sky marshal

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

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism
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sky marshal  
n.  An armed federal law-enforcement officer assigned to prevent and interdict air piracy and acts of terrorism involving commercial aircraft.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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