Highjacking (Noun)
Meaning
Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The highway was notorious for hijackings, with many drivers falling victim to armed robbers.
- The truck driver was held at gunpoint and forced to hand over his cargo during the hijacking.
- Air travel was safer than road travel in some parts of the country due to the risk of hijackings.
- The police were on the lookout for the hijackers who had been terrorizing motorists on the highway.
- A group of thieves was arrested for hijacking a delivery van and making off with the goods.