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hijacking collapse: stopping and stealing or stealing from a vehicle in transit; "hijacking gangs go after truckloads of cigarettes"

highway robbery collapse: robbery of travellers on or near a public road; an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

seaplane collapse: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"

extortion collapse: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence); unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"; an exorbitant charge

kite collapse: any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals; plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string; a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float; a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value; fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"; soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"; get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"; increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"

airlift collapse: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable); fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"

watcher collapse: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

viking collapse: any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

privateer collapse: a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation; an officer or crew member of a privateer

spotter collapse: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers); a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots

patrol collapse: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes; a detachment used for security or reconnaissance; a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security; maintain the security of by carrying out a control

navigate collapse: direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"; act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

cruise collapse: an ocean trip taken for pleasure; sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"; travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"; drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"; look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"

roundsman collapse: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

pirate collapse: a ship that is manned by pirates; someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation; copy illegally; of published material

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

balloon collapse: large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air; small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck; become inflated; "The sails ballooned"; ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"

lookout collapse: the act of looking out; a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings; an elevated post affording a wide view; a person employed to watch for something to happen

ferry collapse: transport by boat or aircraft; a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule; travel by ferry; transport by ferry; transport from one place to another

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