skyjacking
skyjacking — noun
1. the crime of using force or threats to seize a plane while it is flying, often s
the crime of using force or threats to seize a plane while it is flying, often so the attackers can demand money or push a political goal; also a single case of this happening.
The skyjacking ended peacefully after the pilot agreed to land in Cairo.
countable: a single event of skyjacking
Stronger cockpit doors have made skyjacking much harder than it was decades ago.
uncountable: the activity in general
Quinn studied the most famous skyjacking cases for a university history project.
Airport guards search every bag closely to stop a skyjacking before takeoff.
News of the skyjacking spread fast, and worried families gathered at the airport.
- hijacking
broader; can mean seizing any vehicle, not only a plane
- air piracy
more formal and legal in tone
用法筆記
Often used in news reports and history writing rather than everyday speech. The more common word is 'hijacking'; 'skyjacking' specifically marks that the target is an aircraft.
常見錯誤
skyjacking — verb
1. to take control of a plane during a flight by using force or by threatening the
to take control of a plane during a flight by using force or by threatening the crew and passengers with harm.
Two armed men tried to skyjack the plane soon after it left the ground.
skyjack + [aircraft] in the active voice
The flight was skyjacked over the desert and forced to change its route.
passive: [plane] be skyjacked
In Ziad's thriller, a lone pilot is forced to skyjack his own jet.
Folake taught the crew how to react if someone tried to skyjack the aircraft.
The group planned to skyjack a passenger flight and demand the release of prisoners.
- hijack
wider use; works for any vehicle, not just planes
- commandeer
to seize and control, but not always by violence
文法句型
skyjack + [aircraft]
用法筆記
Almost always has an aircraft as its object; you cannot skyjack a car or a train. Frequently appears in the passive when the focus is on the plane rather than the attackers.