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skyjack en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈskaɪd͡ʒæk/

Etymology

Blend of sky + hijack.

Meanings

To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
skyjacking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
skyjacked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
skyjacked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
skyjacks	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

Translations (3)

bg отвличам самолет (Translations) · fr détourner un avion (Translations) · hu repülőgépeltérítés (Translations)

skyjack en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ˈskaɪd͡ʒæk/

Etymology

From the brand name Skyjack, from sky + jack.

Meanings

Synonym of scissor lift.
- A skyjack—a thirty-foot-high filming platform that rises on a hydraulic scissors lift—is in place, with a cameraman overseeing the practice. 2007, Don Wallace, One Great Game:
- Concrete was placed continuously, with an observer in a skyjack above the column communicating with the pump operator to avoid overfilling[...] 2003, Concrete International, volume 25:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
skyjacks	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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