skyjack

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    subject an aircraft to air piracy

Word Origin

skyjack (v.)
"to hijack an airplane," 1961, apparently coined in New York "Mirror" headlines, from sky (n.) + second element of hijack (q.v.).