to skyjack

1 9.9

To take control of a plane by threat or force

verb
/ˈskaɪˌdʒæk/

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: secuestro de avión

In a shocking event, the group managed to skyjack the airplane mid-flight, causing panic among the passengers.

Examples

After the passengers were safely evacuated, the authorities reported that someone had tried to skyjack the aircraft.
Once at home, after stashing the parachute and money, McCoy gets a call from a parachute buddy who also happens to be a state trooper asking him if he was the one who skyjacked that airplane?

Blog text (18)
The criminals attempted to skyjack the commercial flight using fake weapons.

Synonyms

to hijack

vsto skyjack

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125 5.7

To take control of a vehicle or meeting by force, often illegally

is limited to seizing aircraft specifically, not any vehicle or event

to skyjacking

vsto skyjack

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9.6

To illegally take control of an airplane in flight by force or threat

is the same act but framed as the deliberate seizure of the aircraft

to highjack

vsto skyjack

7.0

To take control of a plane or vehicle by force

is specific to aircraft seizures rather than vehicles or objects generally

Antonyms

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to surrender

722 4.4

To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced

How Forceful

to skyjack

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1 9.9

to hijack

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125 5.7

to seize

277 3.2

to commandeer

34 8.5

to take over

862 3.1

Surface Forms

skyjack infinitive

skyjacked past

skyjacked past participle

skyjacking present participle

skyjacks third person singular

Morphology

skyjack = sky + jack (transparent) = sky + jack

A straightforward compound of 'sky' (airspace) + 'jack' (to seize/take), so the meaning 'seize an aircraft' is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Skyjack comes from sky ('air') and jack, the same idea you see in hijack or carjack, where jack means 'take by force'. So, to skyjack is to 'take control of' an aircraft by threat or force.