(transitive) to commandeer (an aircraft), usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination
Derived Forms
skyjacker, noun
Word Origin
C20: from sky + hijack
Word Origin and History for skyjack
v.
"to hijack an airplane," 1961, apparently coined in New York "Mirror" headlines, from sky (n.) + second element of hijack (q.v.).
Slang definitions & phrases for skyjack
skyjack
noun
: the week's third skyjack to Cuba(1968+)
verb
To take control of an aircraft illegally, usually by claiming to have a weapon or a bomb; commit air piracy (1961+)