خَطَفَ — meaning in English
ḵaṭafa
Arabic → English · translate English → Arabic instead
English meaning
- hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
Senses
خَطَفَ is used for these senses in English:
- hijack to seize control of a vehicle
hijack — full definition
- verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
- noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.