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kapern — meaning in English

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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

kapern is used for these senses in English:

  • hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

hijack — full definition

  1. verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
  2. verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
  3. noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.

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