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- verb Present participle of
skyjack . - noun The
kidnapping of the passengers of anairplane by threat of force. Thehijacking an airplane, especially in flight.
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Examples
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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.
HASBARA: 31rst Anniversary of The Great Entebbe Rescue! MaksimSmelchak 2007
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When you're close to a ship you can perform a "skyjacking" and hop onto the aircraft to try and bust in, but the process of doing this is a drawn out, repetitive affair.
IGN Complete 2010
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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"skyjacking," and airport security is on a scale unimagined in 1971.
unknown title 2009
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