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Definition of "carjacking" [car•jack•ing]

  • Present participle of carjack. (verb)
  • The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver. (noun)

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Use "carjacking" in a sentence
  • "A Clarksville man who was stabbed and burned Friday after what he described as a carjacking, is listed in stable condition today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center."
  • "A serial rapist who specialized in carjacking women driving with their children."
  • "THE MOTIVE, APPARENTLY, WAS "carjacking" - a word that doesn't translate into Japanese because there is no such thing in Japan."