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Meaning
Noun
●
A person who
steers
a
ship
, a helmsman.
●
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.
●
In People:
A
guide book
for
maritime
navigation.
●
An
instrument
for
detecting
the
compass
error.
●
In Australian English & Road transport:
A
pilot
vehicle.
●
In Australian English, Road transport & People:
A person
authorised
to
drive
such a
vehicle
during an escort.
●
A
guide
or
escort
through an
unknown
or
dangerous
area.
●
Something
serving
as a test or trial.
●
In Mining:
Something
serving
as a test or trial.
The
heading
or
excavation
of
relatively
small
dimensions
, first made in the
driving
of a
larger
tunnel.
●
In Aviation & People:
A person who is
in charge
of the
controls
of an aircraft.
●
In Television:
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
.
●
In Rail transportation:
A cowcatcher.
●
In European English & Motor racing:
A
racing
driver.
●
A
pilot
light.
●
One who
flies
a kite.
●
A
short
plug
, sometimes made
interchangeable
, at the
end of
a
counterbore
to
guide
the tool.
Adj
●
Made or used as a test or
demonstration
of capability.
●
Used to control or
activate
another device.
●
Being a
vehicle
to
warn
other
road users
of the
presence
of an
oversize
vehicle
/combination.
Verb
●
To control (an
aircraft
or watercraft).
●
In People:
To
guide
(a
vessel
) through
coastal
waters.
●
To test or have a
preliminary
trial
of (an
idea
, a new product, etc.)
●
In Rail transportation:
To
serve
as the
leading
locomotive
on a
double-headed
train.
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Origin
pilot
English
pilot
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
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