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Hijack: Created by Jim Field Smith, George Kay. With Idris Elba, Neil Maskell, Max Beesley, Ben Miles. A plane from Dubai to London is hijacked over a 7-hour flight, while authorities on the ground scramble for answers.
The meaning of HIJACK is to steal (goods in transit) by stopping a vehicle. How to use hijack in a sentence.
hijack. noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈhaɪ.dʒæk / us / ˈhaɪ.dʒæk / (also hijacking) an occasion when someone uses force to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle: The hijack ended with the release of all the plane's passengers unharmed. He’s a leading suspect in the hijacking of the jetliner.
hijack something to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government. The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome.
the crime of using force or threats to take control of an aircraft, ship, car, etc., or an occasion when this happens: The attacks included the hijacking of four planes. The government adopted new measures to prevent hijackings. [ U ] disapproving.
Hijack definition: to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop. See examples of HIJACK used in a sentence.
To hijack a vehicle is to take it over illegally. Such a crime is called a hijack or a hijacking. Hijack can be used more generally to mean “take over.” If your friend has a bad habit of interrupting other people to talk about himself, you can say that he tends to hijack the conversation.
1. to steal (goods in transit, a truck and its contents, etc.) by force. 2. to steal such goods from (a person) by force. 3. to cheat, swindle, etc. by or as by the use of force. 4. to seize control forcibly of (an aircraft, bus, ship, etc.), esp. in order to go to a nonscheduled destination.
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing? Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Idris Elba. Sam Nelson.
Hijack (stylised as H/JACK) is a thriller television series created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, with Idris Elba starring in the lead role. It premiered on 28 June 2023 on Apple TV+. In January 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.
