Definitions for PILOTˈpaɪ lət

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pi•lotˈpaɪ lət(n.)

  1. a person qualified to operate an airplane, balloon, or other aircraft.

    Category: Aeronautics

  2. a person qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.

    Category: Navy

  3. a person who steers a ship.

    Category: Navy

  4. a guide or leader.

  5. Ref: pilot light (def. 1). 1

  6. a guide for positioning two adjacent machine parts, often consisting of a projection on one part fitting into a recess in the other.

  7. a filmed or taped television program serving to introduce a possible new series.

    Category: Showbiz

  8. a preliminary or experimental trial or test.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  9. (v.t.)to act as pilot on, in, or over.

  10. to lead or guide, as through unknown places or intricate affairs.

  11. to steer.

  12. (adj.)serving as a guide.

  13. serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use:

    a pilot project.

Origin of pilot:

1520–30; earlier pylotte < MF pillotte < It pilota, dissimilated var. of pedota < MGk *pēdṓtēs steersman = Gk pēd(á) rudder (pl. of pēdón oar) +-ōtēs agent suffix

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pilot, airplane pilot(noun)

    someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

  2. pilot(noun)

    a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

  3. pilot program, pilot film, pilot(noun)

    a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

  4. original, archetype, pilot(noun)

    something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

    "this painting is a copy of the original"

  5. pilot burner, pilot light, pilot(noun)

    small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

  6. fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot(verb)

    an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

  7. fly, aviate, pilot(verb)

    operate an airplane

    "The pilot flew to Cuba"

  8. navigate, pilot(verb)

    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?"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. pilot(noun)ˈpaɪ lət

    sb who flies a plane

    The pilot announced we were landing.

  2. pilotˈpaɪ lət

    the first show of a TV series shown to decide if the audience likes it

    The pilot was unsuccessful.

  3. pilot(verb)ˈpaɪ lət

    to try a new idea to find out if users like it

    The school is piloting its new web-based program.

  4. pilotˈpaɪ lət

    to fly a plane

    The man piloting the plane had a heart attack.

Wiktionary

  1. pilot(Noun)

    A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

  2. pilot(Noun)

    A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.

  3. pilot(Noun)

    A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.

  4. pilot(Noun)

    A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.

  5. pilot(Noun)

    A sample episode of a proposed TV series

  6. pilot(Noun)

    A cowcatcher.

  7. pilot(Noun)

    A pilot light.

  8. pilot(Verb)

    To control (an aircraft or watercraft).

  9. pilot(Verb)

    To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.

  10. pilot(Verb)

    To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)

  11. pilot(Adjective)

    Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant)

  12. pilot(Adjective)

    Used to control or activate another device.

  13. pilot(Adjective)

    Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")

  14. Origin: From pilot, pillot, from piloto, from pillottus; perhaps ultimately from πηδόν , hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdalion), "rudder" .

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pilot(noun)

    one employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman

  2. Pilot(noun)

    specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees

  3. Pilot(noun)

    figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course

  4. Pilot(noun)

    an instrument for detecting the compass error

  5. Pilot(noun)

    the cowcatcher of a locomotive

  6. Pilot(verb)

    to direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous

  7. Pilot(verb)

    figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. pilot

    A rough overlay to a map made by the pilot of a photographic reconnaissance aircraft during or immediately after a sortie. It shows the location, direction, number, and order of photographic runs made, together with the camera(s) used on each run.


Translations for PILOT

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

pilot(noun)

a person who flies an aeroplane

The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.

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