hijacking

Etymology

hijack + -ing

verb

1. present participle and gerund of hijack

noun

1. The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
2. The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
   The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months. 21 August 2014, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times