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单词 skyjacking
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skyjackingn.

Brit. /ˈskʌɪdʒakɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌdʒækɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skyjack v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < skyjack v. + -ing suffix1, after hijacking n. and adj. at hijack v. Derivatives. Compare skyjack n.
The action of hijacking an aircraft (esp. a passenger plane).Recorded earliest in attributive use.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > hijacking
hijacking1923
histing1935
skyjacking1961
seajacking1985
1961 N.Y. Mirror 5 Aug. (Final ed.) 3/1 (heading) Rush stiff skyjacking law.
1961 Financial Times 8 Aug. The Bill. speeded by the Boeing 707 incident at El Paso, describes skyjacking as the legal equivalent of high-seas piracy.
1993 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. 1 e It was in Frankfurt that the trans-Atlantic skyjacking originated.
2015 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 19 Nov. 17 Skyjacking for terrorist purposes virtually ceased overnight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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