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Pilot
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- 1 Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. not-comparable
"a pilot run of the new factory"
- 2 Used to control or activate another device. not-comparable
"a pilot light"
- 3 Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. not-comparable
"a pilot vehicle"
- 1 A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
"They scud before the wind, and sail in open sea. Ahead of all the master pilot steers; And, as he leads, the following navy veers."
- 2 Acronym of payment in lieu of taxes abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 3 an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track wordnet
- 4 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.
- 5 small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner wordnet
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- 6 A guide book for maritime navigation.
- 7 something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies wordnet
- 8 An instrument for detecting the compass error.
- 9 a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors wordnet
- 10 A pilot vehicle. Australia, informal
- 11 someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight wordnet
- 12 A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort. Australia
- 13 a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor wordnet
- 14 A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
"So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots."
- 15 Something serving as a test or trial.
"We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide."
- 16 Something serving as a test or trial.; The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
- 17 A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes. attributive, often
- 18 A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
- 19 A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
"I think her biggest deal was she starred in a pilot.[…]Well, the way they pick TV shows is they make one show. That show's called a pilot. Then they show that one show to the people who pick shows, and on the strength of that one show, they decide if they wanna make more shows."
- 20 A cowcatcher.
- 21 A racing driver. Europe
- 22 A pilot light.
- 23 One who flies a kite.
"Julia has become quite a good kite pilot. She has learned how to repeatedly buzz her father's head, coming within two feet, and not hitting him."
- 24 A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
- 1 To control (an aircraft or watercraft). transitive
"I have visited more than half a dozen carrier training facilities, spent over 150 hours on jumpseats, piloted a Lockheed 1011 from MIA to LAX, visited numerous towers, rapcons, and centers, and discussed our commercial Air Transport System with everyone involved."
- 2 act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance wordnet
- 3 To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters. transitive
- 4 operate an airplane wordnet
- 5 To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.) transitive
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- 6 To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
"One of the Midland Lines' Birmingham R.C.W. Type 2 diesels, No. D5403, made the debut of its class in the Manchester area on July 28 when it appeared in the early hours on freight; after four days in the area it left for the south piloting B.R./Sulzer Type 4 diesel No. D88 on the 2.25 Manchester Central-St. Pancras."
- 7 To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere. transitive
"Thus it came about that, three days later, I descended from the train at Styles St. Mary, an absurd little station, with no apparent reason for existence, perched up in the midst of green fields and country lanes. John Cavendish was waiting on the platform, and piloted me out to the car."
Etymology
From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”).
From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”).
From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”).
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