hijacking
English
Etymology
hijack + -ing
Verb
hijacking
- present participle of hijack
Noun
hijacking (plural hijackings)
- The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
- The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
- 2014 August 21, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times:
- The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.
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Translations
act of one who hijacks
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instance of such an act — see hijack
Related terms
- browser hijacking
- carjacking
- skyjacking