skyjack
/ˈskaɪd͡ʒæk/
skyjack verb: to steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.
Verb
skyjack (third-person singular simple present skyjacks, present participle skyjacking, simple past and past participle skyjacked)
- To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.
Noun
skyjack (plural skyjacks)
- Synonym of scissor lift.
- Concrete was placed continuously, with an observer in a skyjack above the column communicating with the pump operator to avoid overfilling[...]2003, Concrete International, volume 25
- A skyjack—a thirty-foot-high filming platform that rises on a hydraulic scissors lift—is in place, with a cameraman overseeing the practice.2007, Don Wallace, One Great Game
- Synonyms:
- scissor lift
skyjack meaning in Tamil
skyjack in Tamil
- வானூர்தி கடத்து, வானூர்தி மடக்கம்
Synonyms of skyjack
Forms of skyjack
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | skyjacks |
| present participle | skyjacking |
| past participle | skyjacked |
| past | skyjacked |
| Noun | |
| plural | skyjacks |
Origin of skyjack
Blend of sky + hijack.
From the brand name Skyjack, from sky + jack.
Words formed from skyjack
Questions about skyjack
- What does skyjack mean?
- Skyjack means to steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.
- What is skyjack in Tamil?
- Skyjack in Tamil is வானூர்தி கடத்து, வானூர்தி மடக்கம். See Skyjack meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is skyjack?
- Skyjack can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce skyjack?
- Skyjack is pronounced /ˈskaɪd͡ʒæk/.
- What is the past tense of skyjack?
- The past tense of skyjack is skyjacked.
Words near skyjack in the dictionary
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