skyjack

/ˌskaɪˈdʒæk/
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Other forms: skyjacking; skyjacked; skyjacks

Definitions of skyjack
  1. verb
    subject an aircraft to air piracy
    “the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan”
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    type of:
    commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate
    take arbitrarily or by force
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