Definitions for pilot
ˈpaɪ lətpi·lot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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?"

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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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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".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PILOTnoun

   He whose office is to steer the ship.

   Etymology: pilote, Fr. piloot, Dutch.

   When her keel ploughs hell,
   And deck knocks heaven; then to manage her,
   Becomes the name and office of a pilot. Ben Jonson.

   To death I with such joy resort,
   As seamen from a tempest to their port;
   Yet to that port ourselves we must not force,
   Before our pilot, nature, steers our course. John Denham.

   What port can such a pilot find,
   Who in the night of fate must blindly steer? Dryden.

   The Roman fleet, although built by shipwrights, and conducted by pilots without experience, defeated that of the Carthaginians. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

2. To Pilotverb

   To steer; to direct in the course.

   Etymology: from the noun.

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1. PILOT

   Pilot is a song by American rapper 50 Cent, released on March 25, 2014, as the third single from his album Animal Ambition. It is the only single off the album to chart on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart.

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1. pilot

   A pilot is a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. This could be for various purposes such as commercial flights, military operations, or private travel. In a broader context, a pilot can also refer to a person who guides or leads something such as a project or initiative. Furthermore, in television or radio, a pilot is a prototype episode that is made to sell a proposed series to a network.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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  

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   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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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PILOT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pilot is ranked #18423 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pilot surname appeared 1,503 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pilot.
   
   67.6% or 1,017 total occurrences were White.
   23.9% or 360 total occurrences were Black.
   4.5% or 69 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 30 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Amira Kassis:

   There’s energy needs, depending on the age, height and weight of each pilot – we measured their energy expenditure in the lab here, there’s also protein requirements based on the physiology of each pilot.

2. Saint Jerome:

   An unstable pilot steers a leaking ship, and the blind is leading the blind straight to the pit. The ruler is like the ruled.

3. Phil Derner of NYCaviation.com:

   Going into an engine can destroy an engine, going into the cockpit window can injure a pilot or even kill a pilot.

4. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.:

   Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in a fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in bed. What kind of man would live where there is no daring And is life so dear that we should blame men for dying in adventure Is there a better way to die

5. Darby Stanchfield:

   During the pilot we were all trying to figure out what ‘Scandal’ is and our characters, and there’s this thing called ‘Scandal pace,’ in which we speak really fast, we weren’t in the same worlds in the pilot but we were just kind of checking in with each other about, ‘How are you doing?’ ‘What’s your process?’ and ‘Is it feeling a little fast?’.

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