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The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.
Brendan I. Koerner

Meaning of "skyjacking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKYJACKING

skyjacking  [ˈskaɪˌdʒækɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKYJACKING

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Skyjacking is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SKYJACKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

skyjacking

Aircraft hijacking

Aircraft hijacking is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves, such as the September 11 attacks of 2001. In at least three cases, the plane was hijacked by the official pilot or co-pilot. Unlike the typical hijackings of land vehicles or ships, skyjacking is not usually committed for robbery or theft. Most aircraft hijackers intend to use the passengers as hostages, either for monetary ransom or for some political or administrative concession by authorities. Motives vary from demanding the release of certain inmates, highlighting the grievances of a particular community to political asylum. Hijackers also have used aircraft as a weapon to target particular locations. Hijackings for hostages commonly produce an armed standoff during a period of negotiation between hijackers and authorities, followed by some form of settlement. Settlements do not always meet the hijackers' original demands.

Definition of skyjacking in the English dictionary

The definition of skyjacking in the dictionary is a situation in which someone commandeers an aircraft, usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKYJACKING


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
hijacking
ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ
meatpacking
ˈmiːtpækɪŋ
packing
ˈpækɪŋ
racking
ˈrækɪŋ
smacking
ˈsmækɪŋ
stacking
ˈstækɪŋ
tracking
ˈtrækɪŋ
unpacking
ʌnˈpækɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKYJACKING

skyer
skyey
skyf
skyhome
skyhook
skyish
skyjack
skyjacker
Skylab
skylark
skylarker
skylarking
skylight
skylight filter
skylighted
skylike
skyline
skylit

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKYJACKING

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 skyjacking in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «skyjacking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKYJACKING

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

Translator English - Chinese

劫机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secuestro aéreo
570 millions of speakers

English

skyjacking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skyjacking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإختطاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

skyjacking
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Translator English - Portuguese

skyjacking
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Translator English - Bengali

skyjacking
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Translator English - French

détournement d´avion
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Translator English - Malay

Skyjacking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flugzeugentführung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skyjacking
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skyjacking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skyjacking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skyjacking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skyjacking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कायजॅकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hava korsanlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dirottamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skyjacking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

skyjacking
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skyjacking
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skyjacking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skyjacking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyjacking
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kapre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skyjacking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYJACKING»

The term «skyjacking» is normally little used and occupies the 141.727 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYJACKING» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SKYJACKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skyjacking.
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Brendan I. Koerner
In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.
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Brendan I. Koerner
The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKYJACKING»

Discover the use of skyjacking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skyjacking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Political Economy of Terrorism
To take a simplified version of his model, suppose there are three states of the world: the skyjacking is not undertaken, the skyjacking is successful, and the skyjacking fails. landes is not especially concerned about the ultimate goals or motives ...
Walter Enders, Todd Sandler, 2011
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Research on Terrorism: Trends, Achievements and Failures
In order to highlight the risky nature of terrorism, we assume that utility in the no- skyjacking state is certain; if the terrorist decides not to attempt to undertake the skyjacking, utility is given by UN. If, however, the skyjacking occurs, the outcome is ...
Andrew Silke, 2004
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The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings
LUFTHANSA Skyjacking to Yemen Zagreb, where they boarded the Lufthansa aircraft and proceeded to Tripoli, Libya, in the early hours of October 30. The hijacked plane was refueled in Tripoli and returned at once to West Germany without ...
Michael Newton, 2002
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Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists and Extremist Groups
Members of the PFLP became specialists in airplane hijackings, beginning with the first skyjacking on July 28, 1968. Dr. Wadi Haddad headed the terrorist operations until his death. The most famous operative of the PFLP was Leila Khaled.
Stephen E. Atkins, 2004
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Securing the Global Economy: G8 Global Governance for a ...
The book offers policy recommendations about how the global community, through and outside the G8, can better cope with the interconnected economic-security challenges it now faces.
Professor John J Kirton, 2013
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Anchorage: From Its Humble Origins as a Railroad ...
Skyjacking,. Alaskan. Style. With. planes. leaving. daily. for. European. and. Asian . cities,. Anchorage. had prided itself on being the "air crossroads of the world," but an episode on October 18, 1971 riveted worldwide attention on Alaskan ...
Elizabeth Tower, 1999
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Beyond Populism
In relation to bank robbery, skyjacking is a modified form of recourse to violence. It is extremely risky, but its potential "demonstration effect" is very great. Acts of skyjacking in Latin America differ from the aerial piracy designed to extract ransom ...
Candido Mendes, 1974
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Divided Dreamworlds?: The Cultural Cold War in East and West
Skyjacking during the Cold War The first reported skyjacking took place in 1931. A PanAm aircraft which had been hired by the United States postal services was hijacked by Peruvian rebels who used it as a base for dropping flyers in remote ...
Peter Romijn, Giles Scott-Smith, Joes Segal, 2012
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Making Good: Prisons, Punishment and Beyond
There was a slight drop in ʹ skyjackingʹ, but in 1968 the number of incidents rose sharply. In 1969 Cuba began returning skyjackers to the U.S.A. (a change in probability but not in severity) and soon afterwards the U.S.A. skyjacking rate ...
Martin Wright, 2008
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Hijacking and Hostages: Government Responses to Terrorism
"Saudi to Set up Elite Anti-Terrorist Squad." Jane's Defence Weekly (29 November 1986), 1255. "Save the Hostages!: French Special Forces in Action." Raids (October 1992). "The Search for a Way to Stop 'Skyjacking.'" U.S. News and World ...
J. Paul de B. Taillon, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKYJACKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skyjacking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Will Don Draper Become DB Cooper? A Skyjacking Expert Weighs In.
To find out, Slate interviewed Geoffrey Gray, whose 2012 book Skyjack chronicled Cooper's disappearance and the legions still obsessed with finding out who ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 14»
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How to thwart a gunman at 29000 feet, by the only pilot who ever did
Skyjackings were not a new phenomenon. ... The second terrorist, Leila Khaled, a Palestinian veteran of previous skyjackings, rolled a grenade forward but it ... «The Times of Israel, Mar 14»
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The Tripwire on Flight 370
Was Act One of a skyjacking, and if so, what was Act Two? The interrogation of the skyjacking theory would start with the choice of airport, and the choice of the ... «Daily Beast, Mar 14»
4
SkyJacking Amazon's drones : Here's how it could go down
When Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos revealed the company's octocopters, the drones set to revolutionize the concept of package delivery, many were ... «SiliconANGLE, Dec 13»
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America's Most Famous Unsolved Skyjacking Case
An undated artist's sketch provided by the FBI shows a rendering of the skyjacker known as 'Dan Cooper' and 'D.B. Cooper', from the recollections of ... «Here And Now, Nov 13»
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'Agents of SHIELD' Recap: A Peruvian Skyjacking
'Agents of SHIELD' Recap: A Peruvian Skyjacking Tuesday, October 01, 2013. 'Agents of SHIELD' Recap: A Peruvian Skyjacking. Bill King Contributing Writer ... «BuddyTV, Oct 13»
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'The Skies Belong To Us' And Americans' Short Memories About …
Part of the reason Koerner describes skyjacking in epidemiological terms (as have many other writers about crime in general) is that, as he explains, it seemed ... «ThinkProgress, Aug 13»
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Brendan I. Koerner: The golden age of skyjacking
A generation of skyjackers exploited this naiveté. Between May 1961, when the first plane was seized in American airspace, and the end of 1972, 159 ... «National Post, Jul 13»
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'Imperial Skyjacking': Bolivian presidential plane grounded in Austria …
'Imperial Skyjacking': Bolivian presidential plane grounded in Austria over Snowden stowaway suspicions. Published time: 2 Jul, 2013 22:39 Edited time: 11 Jul, ... «RT, Jul 13»
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The Man Who Hijacked a Jet Because He Believed the IRS Owed …
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the United States suffered through a skyjacking epidemic that has now been largely forgotten. In his new book, The Skies ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 13»

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