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Definition of Skyjack
1. Verb. Subject an aircraft to air piracy. "The plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Generic synonyms: Commandeer, Highjack, Hijack, Pirate
Generic synonyms: Commandeer, Highjack, Hijack, Pirate
Definition of Skyjack
1. Verb. To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skyjack
1. to hijack an airplane [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skyjack
Literary usage of Skyjack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Soviet Defectors: The KGB Wanted List by Vladislav Krasnov (1986)
"In August 1966, three people tried to skyjack a passenger plane from Batumi,
Georgia, but the pilots resisted, and in the ensuing gun battle one passenger ..."
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