skyjack

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskaɪˌdʒæk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskaɪˌdʒæk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skī′jak′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sky•jack /ˈskaɪˌdʒæk/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to hijack (an airliner).
sky•jack•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sky•jack  (skī′jak′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to hijack (an airliner), esp. in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons.
  • sky + (hi)jack 1965–70
sky′jack′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
skyjack / ˈskaɪˌdʒæk/
  1. (transitive) to commandeer (an aircraft), usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination
Etymology: 20th Century: from sky + hijack
'skyjack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hijack - skyjacking

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