What does PILOTAGE mean?
Definitions for PILOTAGE
ˈpaɪ lə tɪdʒpi·lotage
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Princeton's WordNet
navigation, pilotage, pilotingnoun
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
piloting, pilotagenoun
the occupation of a pilot
Wiktionary
pilotagenoun
the use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination
pilotagenoun
the occupation of a pilot
pilotagenoun
the fee paid to a pilot
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pilotagenoun
Etymology: pilotage, French, from pilot.
We must for ever abandon the Indies, and lose all our knowledge and pilotage of that part of the world. Walter Raleigh.
Wikipedia
pilotage
Piloting or pilotage is the process of navigating on water or in the air using fixed points of reference on the sea or on land, usually with reference to a nautical chart or aeronautical chart to obtain a fix of the position of the vessel or aircraft with respect to a desired course or location. Horizontal fixes of position from known reference points may be obtained by sight or by radar. Vertical position may be obtained by depth sounder to determine depth of the water body below a vessel or by altimeter to determine an aircraft's altitude, from which its distance above the ground can be deduced. Piloting a vessel is usually practiced close to shore or on inland waterways. Pilotage of an aircraft is practiced under visual meteorological conditions for flight. Land navigation is a related discipline, using a topographic map, especially when applied over trackless terrain. Divers use related techniques for underwater navigation.
ChatGPT
pilotage
Pilotage is the use of visual navigational aids to guide a vessel or aircraft while moving from one place to another, typically within sight of land. It can also refer to the fee charged for services of a pilot who assists in navigating a ship through dangerous or congested waters.
Webster Dictionary
Pilotagenoun
the pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels
Pilotagenoun
the compensation made or allowed to a pilot
Pilotagenoun
guidance, as by a pilot
Etymology: [Cf. F. pilotage.]
Wikidata
Pilotage
Pilotage is the use of fixed visual references on the ground or sea by means of sight or radar to guide oneself to a destination, sometimes with the help of a map or nautical chart. People use pilotage for activities such as guiding vessels and aircraft, hiking and scuba diving. Pilotage techniques apply when close enough to land or other navigational reference points. In these circumstances there is often not enough time for more elaborate navigational techniques that are used out of sight of both navigational aids and hazards. In these circumstances, it is usually not necessary to know exactly where you are, but that one is in a safe position, or at least on a safe line and will remain so for a period of time, and to know when the next change will be required. Without such pilotage references, it is necessary to navigate using dead reckoning, radar, radio navigation, and satellite navigation.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pilotage
The money paid to a pilot for taking a ship in or out of port, &c.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PILOTAGE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PILOTAGE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- LotsenGerman
- ilmu pelayaranIndonesian
- pilotaggioItalian
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