Definition of skyjack in English:

skyjack

verb ˈskʌɪdʒakˈskaɪˌdʒæk

[with object]

Hijack (an aircraft)
a Russian engineer skyjacked a Soviet airliner
Example sentencesExamples
- The record shows that such acts, from the bombing of buildings to skyjacking, in virtually every case have had three characteristics.
- The field of study began in the 1970s with research into the effectiveness of metal detectors against skyjacking.
- Before that time, skyjacking was far more common.
- He found that with the detectors in place from January 1973, the number of skyjacking attempts declined from close to forty a year to one.
- Jerrold Post interviewed for eight hours an Abu Nidal terrorist who skyjacked an airliner and killed five passengers.
- Here, Massimo freezes it into a Martian soundscape, and thus allows it to escape his grasp in an unremarkable skyjacking.
Synonyms
commandeer, seize, take over, take possession of

noun ˈskʌɪdʒakˈskaɪˌdʒæk

An act of skyjacking.

Derivatives

skyjacker

noun ˈskʌɪdʒakəˈskaɪˌdʒækər

In the first stage, which peaked in 1968, most skyjackers attempted to get to Cuba; in that year, 18 of 22 attempts were successful.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's no anomaly that fifteen of the nineteen suicide skyjackers of came from Saudi Arabia.
- When I was in FAA, the skyjacker usually took over a plane and asked for large amounts of money.
- In less than an hour, it was back over Oak Ridge, with the skyjackers again threatening to crash the plane into the facilities.
- We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960's and 1970's.
- Most skyjackers, and especially the common criminals, had no idea what life in Cuba was really like.
- They have at their disposal what are for all practical purposes human intercontinental delivery systems composed of skyjackers.

Origin

1960s: blend of sky and hijack.

Rhymes

hijack

Definition of skyjack in US English:

skyjack

verbˈskīˌjakˈskaɪˌdʒæk

[with object]

Hijack (an aircraft)
a Russian engineer skyjacked a Soviet airliner
Example sentencesExamples
- Before that time, skyjacking was far more common.
- Here, Massimo freezes it into a Martian soundscape, and thus allows it to escape his grasp in an unremarkable skyjacking.
- Jerrold Post interviewed for eight hours an Abu Nidal terrorist who skyjacked an airliner and killed five passengers.
- He found that with the detectors in place from January 1973, the number of skyjacking attempts declined from close to forty a year to one.
- The record shows that such acts, from the bombing of buildings to skyjacking, in virtually every case have had three characteristics.
- The field of study began in the 1970s with research into the effectiveness of metal detectors against skyjacking.
Synonyms
commandeer, seize, take over, take possession of

nounˈskīˌjakˈskaɪˌdʒæk

An act of skyjacking.

Origin

1960s: blend of sky and hijack.

单词	skyjack
释义	Definition of skyjack in English: skyjack verb ˈskʌɪdʒakˈskaɪˌdʒæk [with object] Hijack (an aircraft) a Russian engineer skyjacked a Soviet airliner Example sentencesExamples The record shows that such acts, from the bombing of buildings to skyjacking, in virtually every case have had three characteristics. The field of study began in the 1970s with research into the effectiveness of metal detectors against skyjacking. Before that time, skyjacking was far more common. He found that with the detectors in place from January 1973, the number of skyjacking attempts declined from close to forty a year to one. Jerrold Post interviewed for eight hours an Abu Nidal terrorist who skyjacked an airliner and killed five passengers. Here, Massimo freezes it into a Martian soundscape, and thus allows it to escape his grasp in an unremarkable skyjacking. Synonyms commandeer, seize, take over, take possession of noun ˈskʌɪdʒakˈskaɪˌdʒæk An act of skyjacking. Derivatives skyjacker noun ˈskʌɪdʒakəˈskaɪˌdʒækər In the first stage, which peaked in 1968, most skyjackers attempted to get to Cuba; in that year, 18 of 22 attempts were successful. Example sentencesExamples It's no anomaly that fifteen of the nineteen suicide skyjackers of came from Saudi Arabia. When I was in FAA, the skyjacker usually took over a plane and asked for large amounts of money. In less than an hour, it was back over Oak Ridge, with the skyjackers again threatening to crash the plane into the facilities. We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960's and 1970's. Most skyjackers, and especially the common criminals, had no idea what life in Cuba was really like. They have at their disposal what are for all practical purposes human intercontinental delivery systems composed of skyjackers. Origin 1960s: blend of sky and hijack. Rhymes hijack Definition of skyjack in US English: skyjack verbˈskīˌjakˈskaɪˌdʒæk [with object] Hijack (an aircraft) a Russian engineer skyjacked a Soviet airliner Example sentencesExamples Before that time, skyjacking was far more common. Here, Massimo freezes it into a Martian soundscape, and thus allows it to escape his grasp in an unremarkable skyjacking. Jerrold Post interviewed for eight hours an Abu Nidal terrorist who skyjacked an airliner and killed five passengers. He found that with the detectors in place from January 1973, the number of skyjacking attempts declined from close to forty a year to one. The record shows that such acts, from the bombing of buildings to skyjacking, in virtually every case have had three characteristics. The field of study began in the 1970s with research into the effectiveness of metal detectors against skyjacking. Synonyms commandeer, seize, take over, take possession of nounˈskīˌjakˈskaɪˌdʒæk An act of skyjacking. Origin 1960s: blend of sky and hijack.
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