carjacking

carjacking

See also: car-jacking and car jacking

English

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Etymology

Blend of car +‎ hijacking.

Verb

carjacking

  1. present participle and gerund of carjack

Noun

carjacking (countable and uncountable, plural carjackings)

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɾˈʝakin/ [ˌkaɾˈʝa.kĩn] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɾˈʃakin/ [ˌkaɾˈʃa.kĩn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɾˈʒakin/ [ˌkaɾˈʒa.kĩn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -akin
  • Syllabification: car‧ja‧cking

Noun

carjacking m (plural carjackings)

  1. carjacking
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