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    hijacking
    /ˈhʌɪdʒakɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. an act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack: "he was involved in a hijacking in 1981"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIJACKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the act of taking control of or using something that does not belong to you for your own advantage, or an occasion when this happens: The public won't stand for the hijacking of its public offices by corrupt politicians. I had recently fixed a browser hijacking issue. Fewer examples.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIJACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    hijack. noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈhaɪ.dʒæk / us / ˈhaɪ.dʒæk / (also hijacking) an occasion when someone uses force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle: The hijack ended with the release of all the plane's passengers unharmed. He’s a leading suspect in the hijacking of the jetliner.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHIJACKING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the act of taking control of or using something that does not belong to you for your own advantage, or an occasion when this happens: The public won't stand for the hijacking of its public offices by corrupt politicians. I had recently fixed a browser hijacking issue. Fewer examples.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hijackHijack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HIJACK is to steal (goods in transit) by stopping a vehicle. How to use hijack in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hijackinghijacking noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    hijacking. noun. /ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/ (also hijack) [countable, uncountable] the use of violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government. There have been a series of hijackings recently in the area. an unsuccessful hijack.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hijackingHijacking - definition of hijacking by The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. hijacking - robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hijackingHijacking - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 28, 2024 · Definitions of hijacking. noun. robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force. synonyms: highjacking. see more.