| 单词 | air marshal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair marshal air marshal n. (also with capital initials) (a) (the title of) a high rank of officer in the Royal Air Force, above air vice-marshal and below air chief marshal; also as a title preceding a surname; (b) (chiefly U.S. and Australian) = sky marshal n. at sky n.1 Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > guard on an aeroplane air marshal1919 sky marshal1964 1919 Times 4 Aug. 12/6 New titles for the commissioned ranks of the Royal Air Force. These are..Marshal of the Air, Air Chief-Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Vice-Marshal. 1970 Oneonta (N.Y.) Star 12 Sept. Air marshalls..can be employed to literally ‘ride shotgun’ to protect passengers. 1995 Daily Tel. 14 Apr. 9/1 Air Member for Personal and Training Command..in the three-star rank of air marshal. 2003 R. J. Dilger Amer. Transportation Policy v. 142 The additional security measures imposed at the nation's airports in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, coupled with the introduction of armed air marshals aboard commercial airliners. < as lemmas |
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