air chief marshal

American  

noun

British.

1. an air force commander of a rank comparable to an army general.

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air chief marshal British  

noun

1.  ACM.  a senior officer of the Royal Air Force and certain other air forces, of equivalent rank to admiral in the Royal Navy

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Etymology

Origin of air chief marshal

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The king has owned a number of poodles, one of which was granted the military rank of air chief marshal.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2019

Also in attendance was the prince’s pet poodle, Foo Foo, who, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable obtained by WikiLeaks, was promoted to the rank of air chief marshal before his death last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2016

The only guest appeared to be Foo Foo, his poodle, which before dying in 2015 enjoyed the rank of air chief marshal.

From Economist • Jul. 21, 2016

In August 2003 he was promoted to air chief marshal and appointed chief of the air staff after serving as UK national contingent commander at the start of the war in Afghanistan in 2001.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2013

The retired air chief marshal said that all of the engineering issues affecting the Chinook fleet were "properly managed" and were "well known to those intimately concerned with the aircraft fleet management".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2011