(to) skyjack
1skyjack — to hijack an airplane, 1961, apparently coined in N.Y. Mirror headlines, from SKY (Cf. sky) + second element of HIJACK (Cf. hijack) (q.v.) …
2skyjack — ☆ skyjack [skī′jak΄ ] vt. to hijack (an aircraft) skyjacker n …
3skyjack — transitive verb Etymology: 1sky + jack (as in hijack) Date: 1961 to commandeer (an airplane in flight) by the threat of violence • skyjacker noun • skyjacking noun …
4skyjack — skyjacker, n. /skuy jak /, v.t. to hijack (an airliner), esp. in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons. [1965 70; SKY + (HI)JACK] * * * …
5skyjack — verb To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers …
6skyjack — v. hijack an airplane, take control of an airplane by force …
7skyjack — verb hijack (an aircraft). noun an act of skyjacking. Derivatives skyjacker noun …
8skyjack — sky·jack …
9skyjack — sky•jack [[t]ˈskaɪˌdʒæk[/t]] v. t. cvb to hijack (an airliner) • Etymology: 1965–70; sky+ (hi) jack sky′jack er, n …
10skyjack — /ˈskaɪdʒæk/ (say skuyjak) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to hijack (an aeroplane). –noun 2. the act of hijacking an aeroplane. {sky + (hi)jack} –skyjacker, noun …
