English word carjacking comes from English car, English hijacking
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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 [...] |
hijacking | English (eng) | The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.. The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle. |
carjacking | English (eng) | The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver. |