kapern meaning and definition in german

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Verb

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third-person singular simple present kapert, past tense kaperte, past participle gekapert, auxiliary haben

nautical, aviation to capture, to seize, to hijack (a ship or airplane)

Example

Es befand sich dort ein kleines Holzfloß, das sie zu kapern beschlossen.There was a small log raft there which they meant to capture.OP1052546

Große Lust hatte er, das Boot zu kapern, denn er meinte, man müsse es doch als,,Schiff " betrachten und es sei somit legitime Beute für einen Seeräuber.He was moved to capture the skiff, arguing that it might be considered a ship and therefore legitimate prey for a pirate, but he knew a thorough search would be made for it and that might end in revelations.OP1058704