air piracyn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː ˌpʌɪrəsi/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌpaɪrəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, piracy n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + piracy n., in sense 2 after air pirate n.

1. The aerial bombardment of civilian targets. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 19 Dec. 10/5 The sooner American airmen get into action on the western front, the sooner can Germany's air piracy be stopped.

1939 Times 19 Dec. 10/5 (headline) Air piracy over North Sea. Merchant ships and trawlers bombed.

2. The hijacking of aircraft; skyjacking.

ΚΠ

1948 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 2 Aug. 2/5 A Chinese peasant accused of engineering the air piracy attempt on a flying boat..has tried to commit suicide twice.

1987 Economist 26 Sept. 41/2 [He] is wanted..on charges of air piracy and murder for his part in the hijacking of a TWA airliner.

2003 D. Beirman Restoring Tourism Destinations in Crisis iii. 53 Since the advent of air piracy, all major passenger airports in the world have adopted a range of security procedures.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air piracy
释义	air piracyn. Brit. /ˈɛː ˌpʌɪrəsi/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌpaɪrəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, piracy n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + piracy n., in sense 2 after air pirate n. 1. The aerial bombardment of civilian targets. Now rare. ΚΠ 1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 19 Dec. 10/5 The sooner American airmen get into action on the western front, the sooner can Germany's air piracy be stopped. 1939 Times 19 Dec. 10/5 (headline) Air piracy over North Sea. Merchant ships and trawlers bombed. 2. The hijacking of aircraft; skyjacking. ΚΠ 1948 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 2 Aug. 2/5 A Chinese peasant accused of engineering the air piracy attempt on a flying boat..has tried to commit suicide twice. 1987 Economist 26 Sept. 41/2 [He] is wanted..on charges of air piracy and murder for his part in the hijacking of a TWA airliner. 2003 D. Beirman Restoring Tourism Destinations in Crisis iii. 53 Since the advent of air piracy, all major passenger airports in the world have adopted a range of security procedures. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1917
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