0 past simple and past participle of commandeer
1 to take possession of or control private property by force or for military use
It has just been commandeered by the colliery company, and we cannot go near it.
Privately-owned railway wagons are not commandeered, but wherever possible such a wagon in returned loaded instead of empty.
It must be wrong that schools in reception areas should be commandeered.
Will they be commandeered vehicles or will their own vehicles be issued to them?
Enormous prices were paid, too, for grain which was commandeered.
We ought to endeavour to liberate as far as possible, and also to utilise to better advantage, the shipping that has been commandeered.
My attention has been called to that case, which is rather peculiar, owing to the fact that the school has been commandeered.
They commandeered not only all that was necessary for national purposes but the whole of the crop and resold part of it for civil use.
