Skyjacking

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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  • v. Present participle of skyjack.
  • n. The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking an airplane, especially in flight.
    • Word Usage
    "Operation Entebbe was the turning point, after which the world woke up and increased its security to the point where the word "skyjacking" has been nearly forgotten within the Western world."
    Verb Form
    skyjacked    skyjacking    skyjacks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    commandeer    hijack    highjack    pirate   
     
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