air marshal

A·ïr mar·shal

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ah-eer mahr-shuh l]
- /ˈɑ ɪər ˈmɑr ʃəl/
- /eə(r) ˈmɑː.ʃəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer mahr-shuh l]
- /ˈɑ ɪər ˈmɑr ʃəl/

Definitions of air marshal words

noun air marshal a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a vice admiral in the Royal Navy 3
noun air marshal a Royal Australian Air Force officer of the highest rank 3
noun air marshal a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer of the highest rank when chief of defence forces 3
noun air marshal a person employed to travel as an armed guard on commercial flights to protect against hijacking 3
noun air marshal an air force officer of a rank comparable to an army lieutenant general. 1
noun air marshal aircraft security agent 1

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Origin of air marshal

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Air marshal

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air marshal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

air marshal usage trend in Literature

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