hijacking
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
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- After the dramatic hijacking of the bus, the police quickly apprehended the suspects.
- airplane hijacking
- commercial airline hijacking
- air hijacking
So once they declared, obviously it's a hijacking, they already found a few basically hostages they could use.
- So once they declared, obviously it's a hijacking, they already found a few basically hostages they could use.
Examples
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Have you heard about a hijacking of a 747?
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Witnesses reported a hijacking incident that occurred while the truck was making its delivery.
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This was a hijacking, and whoever stole these things got off the bus a long way back.
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Channel 8 is bringing you live coverage of a helicopter hijacking.
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A major new fear for the urban dweller is car hijacking.
Academic text (1998) -
United airlines office learns of the hijacking of Flight 175.
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Four hijackings in two months, and we don't have anything.
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Initially, attention was focused on air hijackings and attacks on diplomats.
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According to the F.A.A., the first reported hijacking was a Peruvian airliner commandeered on a domestic flight in 1931.
Academic text (1991) -
The authorities managed to resolve the hijacking of the passenger plane without any casualties.
Synonyms
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An act of taking control of a vehicle while it moves, often to steal or change its route
An act of taking control of a plane or vehicle by force
Taking a moving vehicle by force to steal things or demand money
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hijacking probably comes from joining high (as in 'highway') and jack ('to take' or 'steal'), giving the image of grabbing a vehicle on the road. That's why a hijacking is the illegal taking of a vehicle by force.