carjacking

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noun

The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.

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Meanings

verb

alternative car-jacking · alternative car jacking · alternative carnapping

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of carjack
nouncarjacking (countable and uncountable, plural carjackings)

plural carjackings · alternative car-jacking · alternative car jacking · alternative carnapping

  1. countableuncountableThe violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.

Origin

Blend of car + hijacking.

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Translations

Afrikaans motorkaping
  • motorkapingTranslations
Finnish autoryöstö
  • autoryöstöTranslations
Spanish atraco automovilístico, arrebatón automotriz
  • atraco automovilísticoTranslations
  • arrebatón automotrizTranslations
  • arrebatamiento automotorTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

carjacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjacking

MLA

“carjacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjacking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carjacking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjacking.

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