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sky marshal
noun
- an armed plainclothes federal marshal riding on an airliner to protect against skyjacking.
sky marshal
noun
- an armed security guard on a commercial aircraft
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sky marshal1
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
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