Definition of "hijacking"

hijacking

verb
1. present participle and gerund of hijack
noun
plural hijackings
1. The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
2. The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
  Quotations
  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 ”, in The New York Times‎