English word carjack comes from English car, English hijack
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| car | English (eng) | (obsolete) A turn. (computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot.. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.. (rail transport, chiefly, North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.. (sailing) A [...] |
| hijack | English (eng) | (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser).. (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.. (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new [...] |
| carjack | English (eng) | (transitive) To forcibly steal (a vehicle).. (transitive) To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone). |