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skyjack::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate |
the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan.
Examples of skyjack
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With those words, the first Palestinian skyjack of 1973 was under way.
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In 1970 two other Eritrean rebels attempted a similar skyjack.
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Lincoln Center should beg, borrow or skyjack him.
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While world attention focused on the drama of a quadruple skyjack last week, the greater crisis of peace or war hung unresolved over the Middle East.
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The fusillade signaled the start of a guerrilla attack in Rome last week that turned into the bloodiest rampage in the surreal five-year history of Arab skyjack terrorism.
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Though no injuries or deaths have yet occurred as a result of the hijackings, airline and Government officials are convinced that tragedy is only a matter of time if skyjack fever continues.
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- Subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"
- Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking and sky controlling) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves. ...
- Skyfall is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. In some cases the name Skyfall is used as a substitute for Skyjack.
- (Skyjacked (film)) Skyjacked is a 1972 disaster film starring Charlton Heston, James Brolin, and Yvette Mimieux. The film is based on the David Harper novel Hijacked.
