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There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.
Isaac Yeffet

Meaning of "hijacking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIJACKING

hijacking  [ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIJACKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hijacking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIJACKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hijacking

Hijacking, Highjack, or Hijacker may refer to: ▪ Aircraft hijacking ▪ Carjacking ▪ Maritime hijacking or piracy ▪ Truck hijacking Hijacking, Highjack, or Hijacker may also refer to...

Definition of hijacking in the English dictionary

The definition of hijacking in the dictionary is the act or an instance of hijacking.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIJACKING


attacking
əˈtækɪŋ
backing
ˈbækɪŋ
backpacking
ˈbækpækɪŋ
barebacking
ˈbeəbækɪŋ
blogjacking
ˈblɒɡˌdʒækɪŋ
bluejacking
ˈbluːˌdʒækɪŋ
carjacking
ˈkɑːˌdʒækɪŋ
cracking
ˈkrækɪŋ
fast-tracking
ˈfɑːstˌtrækɪŋ
fracking
ˈfrækɪŋ
hacking
ˈhækɪŋ
highjacking
ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ
meatpacking
ˈmiːtpækɪŋ
packing
ˈpækɪŋ
racking
ˈrækɪŋ
skyjacking
ˈskaɪˌdʒækɪŋ
smacking
ˈsmækɪŋ
stacking
ˈstækɪŋ
tracking
ˈtrækɪŋ
unpacking
ʌnˈpækɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIJACKING

highway robbery
highwayman
highwaymen
Highways Department
highways engineer
highwrought
HIH
hijab
hijack
hijacker
Hijaz
hijinks
hijra
Hijrah
hike
hike out
hiker
hiking
hiking boots
hiking trail

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIJACKING

banking
blocking
checking
clicking
docking
fucking
kicking
knocking
lacking
licking
locking
mocking
overclocking
picking
rocking
shocking
stocking
sucking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of hijacking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HIJACKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hijacking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hijacking

Translation of «hijacking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIJACKING

Find out the translation of hijacking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hijacking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hijacking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

劫持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secuestro
570 millions of speakers

English

hijacking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपहरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اختطاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seqüestro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাইজ্যেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détournement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rampasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entführung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイジャック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하이재킹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pembajakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cướp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருட்டால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपहृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uçak kaçırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dirottamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porwanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

угон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deturnarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πειρατεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kapning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kapring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hijacking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIJACKING»

The term «hijacking» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIJACKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hijacking

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4 QUOTES WITH «HIJACKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hijacking.
1
Arthur C. Clarke
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
2
Brendan I. Koerner
I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened and what the motives were. I started looking into what was going on back then, and I was blown away by how common hijacking once was.
3
Cliff Stearns
The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.
4
Isaac Yeffet
There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIJACKING»

Discover the use of hijacking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hijacking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
A devastating expose of what the globalized agricultural industry is doing to our land and our food.
Vandana Shiva, 2000
2
Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats are ...
Religious zeal or political goals drive terrorists, but profit is no less a motivator for murder, mayhem, and global insecurity than religious fanaticism. Illicit is the first book to reveal the full scale of this dark underground.
Moises Naim, 2010
3
Hijacking America: How the Secular and Religious Right ...
Hijacking America is that rarity of a book, a thoroughly researched page-turner.
Susan George, 2013
4
The D.B. Cooper Hijacking: Vanishing Act
Explores the airplane hijacker who parachuted to apparent safety with two hundred thousand dollars in 1971, explains how he eluded the police, and describes his life since the crime.
Kay Melchisedech Olson, 2010
5
The Achille Lauro Hijacking: Lessons in the Politics and ...
What we can learn about terrorism from the Achille Lauro hijacking
Michael K. Bohn, 2004
6
The Achille Lauro Hijacking
The 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship, the amazing capture of the terrorists, and a previously untold story of American bigotry come together in this book as a case
Michael K. Bohn autofilled, 2004
7
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of ...
Interviews with Karen Kwiatowski, Scott Ritter, Daniel Ellsberg, Jody Williams, Norman Mailer, Noam Chomsky, Medea Benjamin, Mark Crispin Miller, William Hartung, Vandana Shiva, Kevin Danaher, Chalmers Johnson, Benjamin Barber, Stan Goff, ...
Sut Jhally, Jeremy Earp, 2004
8
D. B. Cooper Hijacking
In 1971, a man hijacked a plane over the skies of the Northwestern United States, collected $200,000 in ransom money and then disappeared out of the aircraft mid-flight.
Marcia Amidon Lüsted, 2012
9
Hijacking and Hostages: Government Responses to Terrorism
An overview of strategies for dealing with terrorism, ranging from nonforce to counterterrorist operations.
J. Paul de B. Taillon, 2002
10
Hijacking History: American Culture and the War on Terror
How Bush's war commandeered history and exploited the anxieties of post-industrial America.
Liane Tanguay, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIJACKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hijacking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man faces first-degree murder charge in car hijacking death
Denver police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Israel "Izzy" Alvarado in connection to a case in which a 41-year-old man was killed while ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
2
'Violent man' drank 16 cans before hijacking car in city
Martin was arrested in the days after the hijacking and was brought before the courts where he was charged with this and the earlier incident on ... «Herald, Jul 15»
3
Is BJP really hijacking democracy in Goa?
PANJIM: Opposition Independent MLAs have charged the BJP with hijacking democracy in Goa, by curtailing the time given to the Opposition ... «Oherald, Jul 15»
4
ELECTRONIC 'ADDICTION' IS HIJACKING SPORTS & OUR KIDS
SILVER SPRING, MD - July 14, 2015 - Smart phones and electronics are dominating the lives of children, who are playing video games and ... «SFCPressPoint, Jul 15»
5
Stratford fraudster jailed for hijacking accounts of 70 Next customers …
A fraudster who hijacked the accounts of 70 Next.co.uk customers to order himself clothes and jewellery worth more than £35,000 has been ... «Newham Recorder, Jul 15»
6
Lindsey Graham Laments Trump 'Hijacking' GOP With Immigration …
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) complained Sunday that Donald Trump's presidential candidacy ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Chelsea transfer news: Jose Mourinho 'hijacking Nicolas Otamendi's …
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly called Nicolas Otamendi's representative in an attempt to hijack his transfer to Manchester United. «Metro, Jul 15»
8
Belfast hijacking accused Gavin Wilson had 72 previous convictions
Gavin Gerard Francis Wilson, from Lady Street in the Divis area of the city, had eight charges levelled against him after a hijacking on April 1 ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Ralph Nader: Targeting Jews and Linguistically Hijacking Anti …
Ralph Nader, the famous crusader against fraud and corruption, believes he has uncovered a horrific new injustice—and the perpetrators are ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
10
Man appears in court on hijacking charges
Gavin Gerard Francis Wilson, from Lady Street in the Divis area of the city, had eight charges levelled against him dating back to a hijacking ... «U.TV, Jul 15»

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