English verb: skyjack | |||
1. | skyjack (contact) subject an aircraft to air piracy | ||
Samples | The plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate | ||
Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||