hijack
An instance of hijackingAn instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
» One of our planes has been hijacked.
Meaning
5 sensesAn instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
Entführung, Überfall
уго́нugón, нападе́ниеnapadénije, захва́тzaxvát
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
(slang)Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
(obsolete)A highwayman, robber.
Examples
18 sentencesOne of our planes has been hijacked.
The plane Tom is on has been hijacked.
Edmundo managed to hijack a spaceship.
Investigators foiled a plot to hijack an airplane.
To prevent hijacks, all carry-on baggage is carefully inspected.
ruЧтобы избежать угрозы захвата, весь ручной багаж тщательно проверяется. — Biga
Translations
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Origin
Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).Possibly from a blend of highway + jacker (“one who holds up”) (1915).
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