air piracy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of air piracy
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Outraged European Union authorities denounced the action as air piracy and imposed more sanctions on the country.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2021
Robinson pleaded guilty to attempting to intimidate a pilot, a far less serious charge than air piracy.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2013
Since 1970,14 cases of air piracy have been reported in the Soviet Union.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. David G. Hubbard, a Dallas psychiatrist and expert on air piracy, finds that skyjackers and political terrorists are almost always paranoid schizophrenics with overt suicidal tendencies�a deadly species.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was the type of air piracy that prompted airlines and governments to install metal detectors and other devices at airports some 20 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
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