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Pilot

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Noun

1. airplane pilot, pilot

someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

2. pilot

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

3. pilot, pilot film, pilot program

a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

4. archetype, original, pilot

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

Example Sentences:
'this painting is a copy of the original'

5. pilot, pilot burner, pilot light

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

6. buffer, cowcatcher, fender, pilot

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

Verb

7. aviate, fly, pilot

operate an airplane

Example Sentences:
'The pilot flew to Cuba'

8. navigate, pilot

act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

Example Sentences:
'Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?'
'Who was navigating the ship during the accident?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pilot

see synonyms of pilot
noun
1. 
a. 
a person who is qualified to operate an aircraft or spacecraft in flight
b. 
(as modifier)
pilot error
2. 
a. 
a person who is qualified to steer or guide a ship into or out of a port, river mouth, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
a pilot ship
3. 
a person who steers a ship
4. 
a person who acts as a leader or guide
5. machinery
a guide, often consisting of a tongue or dowel, used to assist in joining two mating parts together
6. machinery
a plug gauge for measuring an internal diameter
7. cinema
a colour test strip accompanying black-and-white rushes from colour originals
8. 
an experimental programme on radio or television
9.  pilot film
10. (modifier)
used in or serving as a test or trial
a pilot project
11. (modifier)
serving as a guide
a pilot beacon
verb (transitive)
12. 
to act as pilot of
13. 
to control the course of
14. 
to guide or lead (a project, people, etc)

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Pilot

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noun
1. 
a.  Archaic
helmsman
b. 
a person licensed to direct ships into or out of a harbor or through difficult waters
2. 
a person qualified to operate the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft
3. 
a guide; leader
4. 
a device that guides the action of a machine or machine part
5.  US
a metal frame on the front of a locomotive, to remove obstructions from the track
6. 
a. 
pilot light (sense 1)
b. 
pilot film
verb transitive
7. 
to act as a pilot of, on, in, or over
8. 
to guide; conduct; lead
adjective
9. 
that serves as a guide or guiding device
10. 
that serves as an activating device
11. 
that serves as a trial unit for experimentation or testing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pilot

see synonyms of pilot
n.
1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
2. Nautical
a. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
b. The helmsman of a ship.
3. One who guides or directs a course of action for others.
4. The part of a tool, device, or machine that leads or guides the whole.
5. A pilot light, as in a stove.
6. A television program produced as a prototype of a series being considered for adoption by a network.
tr.v. pi·lot·ed, pi·lot·ing, pi·lots
1. To serve as the pilot of (a plane, for example).
2. To steer or control the course of: piloted the visitors around the city. See Synonyms at guide.
adj.
1. Serving as a tentative model for future experiment or development: a pilot project.
2. Serving or leading as guide.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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