skyjacking

ˈskaɪˌdʒækɪŋ

Definition

Definition of skyjacking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aviation

Dated

taking control of an airplane by force or threats

Dated

The authorities responded quickly to the skyjacking.

light spectrum

visible spectrum

Adjective

aviation

Dated

related to the hijacking of an aircraft

Dated

The skyjacking incident led to increased airport security.

hijacking

piracy

seizure

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Origin of skyjacking

English, sky (air) + jacking (hijacking)

Examples of skyjacking in a sentence

New screening rules were introduced to deter skyjacking attempts.
Skyjacking threats have decreased over the years.
The movie depicted a dramatic skyjacking scenario.

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French:détournement d'avion, détourné, ...
German:Flugzeugentführung, Flugzeugentführungs-, ...
Italian:dirottamento aereo, ...
Spanish:secuestro aéreo, de secuestro aéreo, ...
Portuguese:aeropirataria, pirataria aérea, ...
Chinese:劫机, 劫机的, ...
Japanese:ハイジャック, ハイジャックの, ...
Arabic:خَطْفُ طَائِرَة, مُتَعَلِّق بِاخْتِطاف الطَّائِرات, ...
Hebrew:חֲטִיפַת מָטוֹס, קָשׁוּר לְחֲטִיפַת מָטוֹס, ...
Russian:угон самолёта, угонный, ...
Ukrainian:захоплення літака, викрадення літака, ...
Hindi:विमान अपहरण, विमान हाइजैकिंग, ...
Bengali:বিমান ছিনতাই, বিমান হাইজ্যাকিং, ...
Catalan:segrest aeri, aeri, ...
Czech:únos letadla, týkající se únosu letadla, ...
Danish:flykapring, flykapringsrelateret, ...
Dutch:vliegtuigkaping, luchtpiraterij, ...
Greek:αεροπειρατεία, αεροπειρατικός, ...
Hungarian:repülőgép-eltérítés, gépeltérítési, ...
Khmer:ការប្លន់យន្តហោះ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការប្លន់យន្តហោះ, ...
Korean:항공기 납치, 항공기 납치의, ...
Persian:هواپیماربایی, مرتبط با ربودن هواپیما, ...
Polish:uprowadzenie samolotu, ...
Portuguese (BR):sequestro de avião, hijacking, ...
Romanian:deturnare de avion, de deturnare, ...
Swedish:flygplanskapning, kapningsrelaterad, ...
Thai:การจี้เครื่องบิน, จี้เครื่องบิน, ...
Turkish:uçak kaçırma, hava korsanlığı, ...
Vietnamese:cướp máy bay, bắt cóc máy bay, ...

skyjack

ˈskaɪˌdʒæk

Definition of skyjack - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

aircraft theft

Rare

steal an airplane using threats or violence

Rare

The terrorists planned to skyjack the plane.
The hijackers attempted to skyjack the commercial flight.
They threatened to skyjack the aircraft mid-air.

commandeer

hijack

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Origin of skyjack

English, sky (heaven) + jack (seize)

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French:détourner, ...
German:entführen, ...
Italian:dirottare, ...
Spanish:secuestrar, ...
Portuguese:desviar, ...
Chinese:劫持, ...
Japanese:ハイジャックする, ...
Arabic:خَطَفَ الطَّائِرَةَ, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲטוֹף מָטוֹס, ...
Russian:угнать, ...
Ukrainian:захопити, ...
Hindi:हाईजैक करना, ...
Bengali:ছিনতাই করা, ...
Catalan:segrestar, ...
Czech:unést, ...
Danish:kapre, ...
Dutch:kapen, ...
Greek:καταλαμβάνω, ...
Hungarian:eltéríteni, ...
Khmer:ប្លន់យន្តហោះ, ...
Korean:납치하다, ...
Persian:ربود, ...
Polish:porwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):sequestrar, ...
Romanian:a deturna, ...
Swedish:kapa, ...
Thai:ขโมย, ...
Turkish:kaçırmak, ...
Vietnamese:cướp máy bay, ...

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