air pirate

English
Air pirates (sense 1) from Jules Verne's novel Robur the Conqueror.

Noun

air pirate (plural air pirates)

  1. (science fiction, fantasy) A pirate who travels by aircraft and targets other aircraft, analogously to the actions of a traditional seafaring pirate against ships.
  2. A person involved in air piracy (aircraft hijacking).
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