hijacking
🇺🇸
/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
noun
R
Taking control of a vehicle, like a plane, by force or threats to make it go where you want.
The news reported a hijacking where the airplane was forced to land in a different country.
R
Taking control of something, like a meeting, to use it for your own purposes.
The meeting was hijacked by the protesters who wanted to talk about their cause.
translation
Taking control of a vehicle, like a plane, by force or threats to make it go where you want.; Taking control of something, like a meeting, to use it for your own purposes.
Word Forms
Plural
hijacks