hijacking

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hijack

plural hijackings

1. The act of one who hijacks (in any sense).
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.

   2014 August 21, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times