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air marshal

noun British.

an air force officer of a rank comparable to an army lieutenant general.

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Nearby words

air layering, air letter, air lock, air log, air map, air marshal, air mass, air mattress, air medal, air meter, air mile

Origin of air marshal

First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for air marshal

air marshal

noun

a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a vice admiral in the Royal Navy
a Royal Australian Air Force officer of the highest rank
a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer of the highest rank when chief of defence forces
a person employed to travel as an armed guard on commercial flights to protect against hijacking
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