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1 skyjack
verb (to hijack a plane.) atracartr['skaɪʤæk]1 secuestrar (en pleno vuelo)transitive verb secuestrar ( un avión)['skaɪdʒæk]VT [+ plane] atracar, piratear* * *transitive verb secuestrar ( un avión) -
2 skyjack
v.secuestrar en vuelo.(pt & pp skyjacked) -
3 sky
(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
sky n cielotr[skaɪ]1 (gen) cielo; (firmament) firmamento\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe sky's the limit todo es posibleto praise something/somebody to the skies poner algo/a alguien por las nubessky blue azul nombre masculino celesten.• cielo s.m.skaɪmass & count noun (pl skies) cielo m, firmamento m (liter)[skaɪ]to praise something/somebody to the skies — poner* algo/a alguien por las nubes
1.N cielo mthe sky's the limit * — (fig) no hay límite
out of a clear blue sky — (fig) de repente, inesperadamente
2.CPDsky marshal N — agente mf de seguridad (en vuelos comerciales)
* * *[skaɪ]mass & count noun (pl skies) cielo m, firmamento m (liter)to praise something/somebody to the skies — poner* algo/a alguien por las nubes
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4 skyjacking
s.atraco aéreo, piratería aérea.ger.gerundio del verbo SKYJACK.
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