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HIJACKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hijack 2. to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle…. Learn more.
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.
HIJACKING definition: 1. the crime of using force or threats to take control of an aircraft, ship, car, etc., or an…. Learn more.
Definition of hijack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
He hijacked a truck, threatening the driver at gunpoint. A band of robbers hijacked the load of furs from the truck. A group of terrorists hijacked the plane. The organization has been hijacked by radicals.
If you say that someone has hijacked something, you disapprove of the way in which they have taken control of it when they had no right to do so. [ disapproval ] A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
verb. /ˈhaɪdʒæk/. Verb Forms. hijack something to use 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 The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from Miami to San Juan.
