carjacking

See also: car-jacking and car jacking

English

Alternative forms

• car-jacking, car jacking
• carnapping (Philippines)

Etymology

Blend of car +‎ hijacking

Verb

carjacking

1. present participle and gerund of carjack

Noun

carjacking (plural carjackings)

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

Related terms

• grand theft auto

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: atraco automovilístico m, arrebatón automotriz m, arrebatamiento automotor m

See also

• mutiny
• piracy
• skyjacking

Anagrams

• racing jack

Spanish

Noun

carjacking m (plural carjackings)

1. carjacking