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PRONUNCIATION OF SKY MARSHAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKY MARSHAL

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Sky marshal is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SKY MARSHAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sky marshal

A sky marshal is an undercover law enforcement or counter terrorist agent on board a commercial aircraft to counter aircraft hijackings. Sky marshals may be provided by airlines such as El Al, or by government agencies such as the Austrian Einsatzkommando Cobra, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, German Federal Police, National Security Guard in India, Metropolitan Police SO18 or US Federal Air Marshal Service.

Definition of sky marshal in the English dictionary

The definition of sky marshal in the dictionary is an armed security guard on a commercial aircraft.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKY MARSHAL

sky
sky ad
sky blue
sky marker
sky pilot
sky show
sky train
sky wave
sky-blue
sky-blue pink
sky-high
skyboard
skyborn
skyborne
skybox
skybridge
skycap
skyclad
skydive
skydiver

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKY MARSHAL

air chief marshal
air marshal
air vice-marshal
chal
Earl Marshal
field marshal
fire marshal
Funchal
Imphal
knight marshal
lethal
marshal
Mughal
narwhal
Neanderthal
patriarchal
provost marshal
Stendhal
Taj Mahal
Uttaranchal

Synonyms and antonyms of sky marshal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sky marshal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKY MARSHAL

Find out the translation of sky marshal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sky marshal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sky marshal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天空元帅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mariscal
570 millions of speakers

English

sky marshal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकाश मार्शल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السماء مارشال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небо маршал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Marechal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকাশ মার্শাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ciel maréchal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Marshal langit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Himmel Marschall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スカイマーシャル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하늘 원수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langit marshal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bầu trời soái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வானவில் மார்ஷல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकाश मार्शल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gökyüzü mareşal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sky marshal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebo marszałek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небо маршал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cer mareșal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουρανό κριτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug veiligheidsbeamptes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sky marskalken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sky marshal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sky marshal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKY MARSHAL»

The term «sky marshal» is normally little used and occupies the 140.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKY MARSHAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sky marshal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKY MARSHAL»

Discover the use of sky marshal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sky marshal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons
As an Israeli sky marshal, Mordechai Rachmim stood trial in Switzerland after a shoot-out at Zurich's airport, where he took on terrorists with a 22 Beretta pistol. He was released after the hearing and eventually opened his own security service.
Jack Lewis, Robert K. Campbell, David Steele, 2007
2
Articles on Sky Marshals, Including: Sky Marshal, Federal ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
3
The Economic Analysis of Terrorism
The modifications reflect the fact that (i) the sky marshal's preferences are assumed to be slightly different from those of the typical hostage – in particular, the sky marshal strictly prefers resistance;16 and (ii) the probability that there is a sky ...
Tilman Brück, 2007
4
Airport and Aviation Security: U.S. Policy and Strategy in ...
8 The plan unveiled by the Nixon Administration centered on establishing a sky marshal program to place armed guards on high-risk flights, inspections and electronic screening of passengers at certain large U.S. airports and overseas ...
Bartholomew Elias, 2009
5
One Marshal's Badge: A Memoir of Fugitive Hunting, Witness ...
If the Sky Marshal Program had been more widespread, I doubt that we'd be hunting for D. B. Cooper at all. Unfortunately the focus of our program was on international travel, rather than on domestic flights. The Portland airport did not conduct ...
Louie McKinney, 2009
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One Marshal’s Badge
If the Sky Marshal Program had been more widespread, I doubt that we'd be hunting for D. B. Cooper at all. Unfortunately the focus of our program was on international travel, rather than on domestic flights. The Portland airport did not conduct ...
Louie Mckinney autofilled, 2009
7
Sky Marshal
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A sky marshal (also known as air marshal or flight marshal) is an undercover law enforcement or counter terrorist agent on board a commercial aircraft to counter aircraft hijackings.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
8
The Shiva Option
The Sky Marshal didn't seem to be enjoying it. She directed Murakuma to a chair with a grunt, then held up a sheet of hardcopy and spoke without any preliminary niceties. "What, exactly, is this?" "I think it's self-explanatory, Sky Marshal.
David Weber, Steve White, 2002
9
The Stars at War
"Sky Marshal Avram!" she blurted. "Sky Marshal Avram is on the priority channel!" * * * Hannah Avram's heart twisted as her cloaked starships streaked past the first staggering, broken wrecks. She could feel the agonized exhaustion with which ...
David Weber, Steve White, 2004
10
Emerald Brooch
“Sir,” the sky marshal said. “Get up, sir.” Dr. Jim reached into his medical bag beneath the seat. Gabby screamed, “He has a gun!” Dr. Jim bolted from his seat and struggled with the sky marshal. There was a skirmish, then the sky marshal ...
Sheila Anne W. Smith

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKY MARSHAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sky marshal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Being an Air Marshal Is the Sweetest, Horniest Job in The World
The Center for Investigative Reporting took a nosedive into the world of the workaday sky marshal, which you probably assumed was a constant firefight up the ... «Gawker, Mar 15»
2
Tokyo police putting sky marshals on Haneda-U.S. flights
Such undercover police officers masquerading as airplane passengers, known as sky marshals, were deployed on a trial basis in Japan during the 2002 FIFA ... «The Japan Times, Aug 14»
3
Sky marshals to get special 'dum dum' bullets
New Delhi: Sky marshals, deployed on civilian aircraft to counter hijack or hostage situations, have been armed with modern 'dum dum' bullets that burst inside ... «NDTV, Oct 12»
4
Passenger 'sexually assaults' woman on plane then karate chops an …
A man on a flight from Paris to Atlanta has been charged in federal court with sexually assaulting a passenger and then karate chopping a federal sky Marshall ... «Daily Mail, Mar 11»
5
Plan for sky marshals on British planes could be revived - Exclusive
Counter terrorism chiefs are to reconsider using sky marshals on British planes after ... BAAP's Keith Bill said: "Where was the sky marshal on the Detroit flight? «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 10»

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