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skyjacking

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

noun

  1. an act or instance of hijacking an aircraft.

Other Word Forms

  • antiskyjacking adjective

Etymology

Origin of skyjacking

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

Example Sentences

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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

But he found nothing even slightly romantic or daring about his most famous case, the Cooper skyjacking.

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

Many experts argue for a coordinated international strategy, including new antiterrorist laws comparable to those against skyjacking.

From Time Magazine Archive

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