Definition of Skyjackings

1. Noun. (plural of skyjacking) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skyjackings

1. skyjacking [n] - See also: skyjacking

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skyjackings

skyfs
skyful
skyfuls
skyglow
skyhook
skyhooks
skyier
skyiest
skying
skyish
skyjack
skyjacked
skyjacker
skyjackers
skyjacking
skyjackings (current term)
skyjacks
skylab
skylabs
skylark
skylarked
skylarker
skylarkers
skylarking
skylarks
skyless
skylessness
skylight
skylighted
skylights

Literary usage of Skyjackings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Soviet Defectors: The KGB Wanted List by Vladislav Krasnov (1986)
"7 skyjackings AND DEFECTIONS BY AIR (1945 TO PRESENT) 1. According to Peter Pirogov, his own defection on October 9, 1948, was inspired by a previous escape ..."

2. Technology Against Terrorism: Structuring Security (1994)
"... apparently been effective in greatly reducing the number of weapons carried onto aircraft, as evidenced by the reduction of skyjackings in recent years. ..."

3. Beating International Terrorism: An Action Strategy for Preemption and ...by Stephen Sloan by Stephen Sloan (1992)
"The skyjackings, bombings, hostage takings, assassinations, and other acts of carnage continue to seize the world's headlines and reinforce a public ..."

4. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"Only two international terrorist skyjackings occurred in 1986 and only one in 1987. Particularly gratifying have been the increasingly successful ..."

5. The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration: Council Special Report No. 26 by Gordon H. Hanson (2007)
"How many others among our eleven million 'undocumented' immigrants are ready to carry out truck bombings, assassinations, sabotage, skyjackings? ..."

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