SKYJACK


Meaning of SKYJACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskī-ˌjak ]

transitive verb

Etymology: sky (I) + -jack (as in hijack )

Date: 1961

: to commandeer (an airplane in flight) by the threat of violence

• sky·jack·er -ˌja-kər noun

• sky·jack·ing -kiŋ noun

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