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SKY MARSHAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
Synonyms:
air marshal; sky marshal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sky marshal" is a kind of...):
marshal; marshall (a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
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