skyjacking


sky·jack

S0459200 (skī′jăk′)tr.v. sky·jacked, sky·jack·ing, sky·jacks To hijack (an aircraft).
[sky + (hi)jack.]
sky′jack′er n.sky′jack′ing n.

skyjacking

(ˈskaɪˌdʒækɪŋ) n (Aeronautics) informal a situation in which someone commandeers an aircraft, usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination
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