skyjack
verb (used with object)
to hijack (an airliner), especially in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons.
skyjacker
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a word derived from
skyjack.
Example Sentences
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Cable’s History channel debuts the new Laurence Fishburne-hosted series “History’s Greatest Mysteries” with a two-hour episode devoted to a search for clues in the infamous case of skyjacker D.B.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2020
The case of the infamous skyjacker is reopened in the debut of “History’s Greatest Mysteries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2020
It came after a recent round of forensic testing on a different suspect — a man who is no longer alive — failed to show a conclusive link to the skyjacker.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2016
In the run-up to his book’s publication on June 18, Koerner has been writing a daily series of skyjacker profiles. is running the final dozen of these “Skyjacker of the Day” entries.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2013
When a skyjacker gets married, it is usually to a woman who "seduced him first and proposed later."
From Time Magazine Archive
