verb
- to hijack an aircraft
noun
- the act of hijacking an aircraft
Examples
- Terrorists attempted to skyjack the commercial airliner.
- Security measures were increased to prevent anyone from trying to skyjack planes.
- The skyjack was thwarted by alert passengers and crew.
- Airport security was designed to prevent a skyjack attempt.
- The hijacker’s plan to skyjack the flight failed.
- News reports covered the attempted skyjack in detail.