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skyjacking

American  
[skahy-jak-ing] / ˈskaɪˌdʒæk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. an act or instance of hijacking an aircraft.


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Etymology

Origin of skyjacking

First recorded in 1965–70; skyjack + -ing 1

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Other senior officials opted to leave, including the bureau’s top fraud expert, cryptanalyst and skyjacking expert, and the head of its Crime Information Center.

From Salon Oct. 4, 2025

Yes, she did, because while Himmelsbach was a landmark in the only unsolved skyjacking in American history, that case was just a footnote in Himmelsbach’s story.

From Seattle Times Jan. 23, 2022

Daniel Riley: Southern California, the seventies, stewardesses, sisters, skyjacking.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2017

Cooper Geoffrey Gray • New York • May 1996 Looking for closure in the only unsolved skyjacking case in history.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2013

At week's end the Palestinian Liberation Organization ousted the P.F.L.P. from membership on the grounds that the skyjacking had damaged the Palestinian cause.

From Time Magazine Archive

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