to hijack (an aircraft)
skyjack
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skyjack
transitive verb
sky·jacked, sky·jack·ing, sky·jacksTo hijack (an aircraft).
Origin of skyjack
sky (hi)jackRelated Forms:
- sky′jack′er
noun
- sky′jack′ing
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present skyjacks, present participle skyjacking, simple past and past participle skyjacked)
- To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers.
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