| NOUN | person | air marshal, sky marshal | a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics / tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight |
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| Meaning | A person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics / tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight. | |
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| Synonym | sky marshal | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Broader | marshal, marshall | A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law |
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