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nouna law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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verbmake ready for action or usetype of:
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noun(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
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verbarrange in logical order
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verblead ceremoniously, as in a procession
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verbplace in proper rank
Definition that contains marshal
- harris British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
- bikini an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons
- yugoslavia a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980
- rommel German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)
- mobilization act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
- dowdy British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
- ney French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)
- kitchener British field marshal (1850-1916)
- acheson United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
- kutuzov Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813)