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verb (to hijack a plane.) dirottare* * *skyjack /ˈskaɪdʒæk/n.(to) skyjack /ˈskaɪdʒæk/v. t.skyjackern.dirottatore; pirata dell'ariaskyjackingn. [uc]dirottamento; pirateria aerea. -
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[skaɪ] 1.nome cielo m.2.clear o open sky cielo sereno; in(to) the sky in cielo; a patch of blue sky uno squarcio di blu; there are blue skies ahead fig. all'orizzonte il cielo è sereno; under the open sky — all'aperto, sotto le stelle
to take to the skies — [ plane] decollare
••* * *(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) cielo- sky-blue- sky-diving
- sky-diver
- sky-high
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skylight
- skyline - the sky's the limit* * *[skaɪ] 1.nome cielo m.2.clear o open sky cielo sereno; in(to) the sky in cielo; a patch of blue sky uno squarcio di blu; there are blue skies ahead fig. all'orizzonte il cielo è sereno; under the open sky — all'aperto, sotto le stelle
to take to the skies — [ plane] decollare
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См. также в других словарях:
skyjack — to hijack an airplane, 1961, apparently coined in N.Y. Mirror headlines, from SKY (Cf. sky) + second element of HIJACK (Cf. hijack) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
skyjack — ☆ skyjack [skī′jak΄ ] vt. to hijack (an aircraft) skyjacker n … English World dictionary
skyjack — transitive verb Etymology: 1sky + jack (as in hijack) Date: 1961 to commandeer (an airplane in flight) by the threat of violence • skyjacker noun • skyjacking noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
skyjack — skyjacker, n. /skuy jak /, v.t. to hijack (an airliner), esp. in order to hold the passengers and plane for ransom or for political reasons. [1965 70; SKY + (HI)JACK] * * * … Universalium
skyjack — verb To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers … Wiktionary
skyjack — v. hijack an airplane, take control of an airplane by force … English contemporary dictionary
skyjack — verb hijack (an aircraft). noun an act of skyjacking. Derivatives skyjacker noun … English new terms dictionary
skyjack — sky·jack … English syllables
skyjack — sky•jack [[t]ˈskaɪˌdʒæk[/t]] v. t. cvb to hijack (an airliner) • Etymology: 1965–70; sky+ (hi) jack sky′jack er, n … From formal English to slang
skyjack — /ˈskaɪdʒæk/ (say skuyjak) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to hijack (an aeroplane). –noun 2. the act of hijacking an aeroplane. {sky + (hi)jack} –skyjacker, noun …
skyjack — v. & n. sl. v.tr. hijack (an aircraft). n. an act of skyjacking. Derivatives: skyjacker n. Etymology: SKY + HIJACK … Useful english dictionary