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skyjack

verb
/ˈskaɪd͡ʒæk/

Etymology

From the brand name Skyjack, from sky + jack.

  1. derived from jaque
  2. derived from jacke
  3. inherited from jakke
  4. suffixed as jacker — “jack + er”
  5. compounded as hijack — “highway + jacker”
  6. compounded as skyjack — “sky + hijack”

Definitions

  1. To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the…

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

  2. Synonym of scissor lift.

    • Concrete was placed continuously, with an observer in a skyjack above the column communicating with the pump operator to avoid overfilling[...]
    • A skyjack—a thirty-foot-high filming platform that rises on a hydraulic scissors lift—is in place, with a cameraman overseeing the practice.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA