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Noun: sky marshal
  1. A person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
    "The presence of a sky marshal on the flight provided reassurance to nervous travellers";
    - air marshal

Derived forms: sky marshals

Type of: marshal [US]

Encyclopedia: Sky marshal