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skyjack

[ skahy-jak ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to hijack (an airliner), especially in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons.


skyjack

/ ˈ²õ°ì²¹ÉªËŒ»åÏôæ°ì /

verb

  1. tr to commandeer (an aircraft), usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ°ì²âËŒÂá²¹³¦°ì±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ°ì²âj²¹³¦°ìe°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skyjack1

First recorded in 1965–70; sky + (hi)jack
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skyjack1

C20: from sky + hijack
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Example Sentences

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It is the only unsolved skyjacking in American history.

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The country has faced condemnation over violent crackdowns by authorities around the disputed 2020 election and the subsequent skyjacking of an opposition journalist.

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Yes, she did, because while Himmelsbach was a landmark in the only unsolved skyjacking in American history, that case was just a footnote in Himmelsbach’s story.

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The skyjacking of a dissident journalist over Belarus on Sunday was a brutal action with a simple message to opponents of dictatorial President Alexander Lukashenko: We can get you anywhere.

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Cooper skyjacking case died earlier this month in Northern California, according to reports.

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