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1. (n.) pilot
a person qualified to operate an airplane, balloon, or other aircraft.
2. pilot
a person qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
3. pilot
a person who steers a ship.
4. pilot
a guide or leader.
5. pilot
a guide for positioning two adjacent machine parts, often consisting of a projection on one part fitting into a recess in the other.
6. pilot
a filmed or taped television program serving to introduce a possible new series.
7. pilot
a preliminary or experimental trial or test.
8. (v.t.) pilot
to act as pilot on, in, or over.
9. pilot
to lead or guide, as through unknown places or intricate affairs.
10. pilot
to steer.
11. (adj.) pilot
serving as a guide.
12. pilot
serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use:
a pilot project.
Etymology: (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)
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| Definition of 'Pilot' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pilot, airplane pilot
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
2. (noun) pilot
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
3. (noun) pilot program, pilot film, pilot
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
4. (noun) original, archetype, pilot
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
5. (noun) pilot burner, pilot light, pilot
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
6. (verb) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
7. (verb) fly, aviate, pilot
operate an airplane
"The pilot flew to Cuba"
8. (verb) navigate, pilot
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?"
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1. (noun) pilot
sb who flies a plane
The pilot announced we were landing.
2. pilot
the first show of a TV series shown to decide if the audience likes it
The pilot was unsuccessful.
3. (verb) pilot
to try a new idea to find out if users like it
The school is piloting its new web-based program.
4. pilot
to fly a plane
The man piloting the plane had a heart attack.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Pilot
one employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman
2. (noun) Pilot
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. (noun) Pilot
figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course
4. (noun) Pilot
an instrument for detecting the compass error
5. (noun) Pilot
the cowcatcher of a locomotive
6. (verb) Pilot
to direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous
7. (verb) Pilot
figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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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.
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Sense: a person who flies an aeroplane
The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.
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 Afrikaans: vlieënier |
 Arabic: طَيّار |
 Bulgarian: пилот |
 Brazilian: piloto |
 Czech: pilot |
 German: der/die Pilot(in) |
 Danish: pilot |
 Greek: πιλότος |
 Spanish: piloto |
 Estonian: lendur |
 Farsi: خلبان |
 Finnish: lentäjä |
 French: pilote |
 Hebrew: טַייָס, טַייֶסֶת |
 Hindi: विमान चालक |
 Croatian: pilot |
 Hungarian: pilóta |
 Indonesian: penerbang |
 Icelandic: flugmaður |
 Italian: pilota |
 Japanese: パイロット |
 Korean: 비행기 조종사 |
 Lithuanian: lakūnas, pilotas |
 Latvian: pilots; lidotājs |
 Malay: juruterbang |
 Dutch: piloot |
 Norwegian: pilot, flyger |
 Polish: pilot |
 Persian: خلبان |
 Pashto: ماڼو، بيړۍ وزان، جاله وان |
 Portuguese: piloto |
 Romanian: pilot |
 Russian: лётчик |
 Slovak: pilot |
 Slovenian: pilot |
 Serbian: pilot |
 Swedish: pilot |
 Thai: นักบิน |
 Turkish: pilot |
 Taiwanese: 飛機駕駛員 |
 Ukrainian: пілот; льотчик |
 Urdu: جہاز چلانے والا، ہوا باز |
 Vietnamese: phi công |
 Chinese: 飞机驾驶员 |
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