Definitions for pilot
ˈpaɪ lətpi·lot

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pilot, airplane pilotnoun

   someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

2. pilotnoun

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

3. pilot program, pilot film, pilotnoun

   a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

4. original, archetype, pilotnoun

   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, pilotnoun

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

6. fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilotverb

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

7. fly, aviate, pilotverb

   operate an airplane

   "The pilot flew to Cuba"

8. navigate, pilotverb

   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?"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pilotnoun

   (Television) a filmed or taped episode of a proposed television series, produced as an example of the series. It may be shown only to those television broadcast executives who may decide whether to buy the rights to the series, or aired to test viewer reaction or to interest sponsors. Also called pilot film or pilot tape.

2. Pilotnoun

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Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. pilotnoun

   A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

2. pilotnoun

   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. pilotnoun

   A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.

4. pilotnoun

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

5. pilotnoun

   A sample episode of a proposed TV series

6. pilotnoun

   A cowcatcher.

7. pilotnoun

   A pilot light.

8. pilotverb

   To control (an aircraft or watercraft).

9. pilotverb

   To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.

10. pilotverb

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

11. pilotadjective

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

12. pilotadjective

    Used to control or activate another device.

13. pilotadjective

    Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")

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

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Pilotnoun

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

2. Pilotnoun

   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. Pilotnoun

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

4. Pilotnoun

   an instrument for detecting the compass error

5. Pilotnoun

   the cowcatcher of a locomotive

6. Pilotverb

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

7. Pilotverb

   figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties

8. Etymology: [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See Pail, and Lead a metal.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. PILOT

   Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching is a simple historic programming language developed in the 1960s. Like its younger sibling LOGO, it was an early foray into the technology of computer assisted instruction.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pilot

   pī′lut, n. the steersman of a ship: one who conducts ships in and out of a harbour, along a dangerous coast, &c.: a guide.—v.t. to conduct as a pilot: to direct through dangerous places.—ns. Pī′lotage, the skill of a pilot: the act of piloting: the fee or wages of pilots; Pī′lot-boat, a boat used by pilots for meeting or leaving ships; Pī′lot-cloth, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats; Pī′lot-en′gine, a locomotive engine sent on before a train to clear its way, as a pilot; Pī′lot-fish, a fish of the mackerel family, so called from its having been supposed to guide sharks to their prey; Pī′lot-flag, the flag hoisted at the fore by a vessel needing a pilot; Pī′lot-house, an enclosed place on deck to shelter the steering-gear and the pilot—also Wheel-house; Pī′lot-jack′et, a pea-jacket worn by seamen; Pī′lot-whale, the caaing-whale (q.v.). [Fr. pilote—Dut. piloot, from peilen, to sound, loot (Ger. loth, Eng. lead), a sounding-lead.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pilot

   An experienced person charged with the ship's course near the coasts, into roads, rivers, &c., and through all intricate channels, in his own particular district.--Branch pilot. One who is duly authorized by the Trinity board to pilot ships of the largest draft.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pilot

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, skills, training and qualifications to fly an aircraft.

   The pilot was well trained and always flew safely.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

2. pilot

   To use data, information, facts, research, statistics, technology and proof to confirm the ability, priority and capacity to create a specific plan, project, program, scheme, standard, legislation or specific outcome.

   There are many pilot projects which are an intelligent idea to ensure they work efficiently and effectively and then are created on a regional or national level.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

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1. pilot

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Matched Categories

1. • Aviation
   • Gas Burner
   • Guide
   • Mariner
   • Model
   • Operate
   • Television Program

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pilot' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3123

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pilot' in Nouns Frequency: #1066

How to pronounce pilot?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilot in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pilot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pilot in a Sentence

1. Mike Boyd:

   It's just a different set of situations, when a pilot wants to get a plane down, he wants to get it down and he could care less about the rubber on the wheels.

2. Navy Capt. Danny Hernandez:

   This unsafe and unprofessional air intercept has the potential to cause serious harm and injury to all aircrews involved, more importantly, the unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries.

3. Celia Morgan:

   Ketamine is a well-tolerated drug and can help alleviate the symptoms of depression, with a pilot study suggesting that it could cut alcohol relapse rates by more than half, this trial will allow us to examine whether ketamine, combined with therapy, can indeed help people stay abstinent from alcohol.

4. Nigel Williams:

   When images of what appeared to be an aircraft wheel came through, you can imagine our surprise. It was only when experts investigated the images in more detail that we learnt there was a strong possibility it could be a British aircraft that served during World War Two, sadly, it appears the pilot and the crew of this particular aircraft were never able to complete their mission.

5. Dave Mackay:

   It's all dependent on the pilot.

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