skyjack
/ˈskaɪˌdʒæk/
verb
- To hijack an aircraft, taking control of it by force, usually for ransom or political demands.
- Security measures have made it much harder for anyone to skyjack a commercial flight.
- The terrorists planned to skyjack a plane and demand the release of prisoners.
- In the 1970s, several groups attempted to skyjack airplanes to draw attention to their causes.
Synonyms
noun
- An act of hijacking an aircraft.
- Authorities trained special teams to respond to a potential skyjack.
- The skyjack ended peacefully after negotiators convinced the hijackers to surrender.
- The movie was about a daring skyjack that took place over the Atlantic Ocean.