Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hijack
Hijack
hijack
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 seize control of (a loaded lorry, an aircraft in flight, etc.), esp. to force it to a different destination. 2 seize (goods) in transit. 3 take over (an organization etc.) by force or subterfuge in order to redirect it. --n. an instance of hijacking. Derivatives hijacker n. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.
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also highjack transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1923 1. to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway, to commandeer (a flying airplane) especially by coercing the pilot at gunpoint, to stop and steal from (a vehicle in transit), kidnap, 2. to steal or rob as if by ~ing, to subject to extortion or swindling, ~ noun ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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