air marshal
noun
1
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a lieutenant general in the army
2
: an armed federal officer in plain clothes who is assigned to prevent skyjackings : sky marshal
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Now Grace stars alongside Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Dockery in Mel Gibson’s latest action film, Flight Risk, about an air marshal tasked with transferring a fugitive to his trial via a small plane.
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airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
The plot in a nutshell: Dockery plays Madolyn, an air marshal transporting Mob trial witness Winston (Grace) from a small Alaskan town to Anchorage.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Stop sending air marshals to the border, Mr. President, and put them back in the skies where they’re needed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 8 July 2024
The film stars Neeson as an alcoholic, divorced, bitter air marshal still mourning his dead daughter, trapped on a plane with a killer who promises to off a passenger every 20 minutes until his demands are met.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
The plot in a nutshell: Dockery plays Madolyn, an air marshal transporting Mob trial witness Winston (Grace) from a small Alaskan town to Anchorage.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Stop sending air marshals to the border, Mr. President, and put them back in the skies where they’re needed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 8 July 2024
The film stars Neeson as an alcoholic, divorced, bitter air marshal still mourning his dead daughter, trapped on a plane with a killer who promises to off a passenger every 20 minutes until his demands are met.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Air marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20marshal. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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