pilot waters


plural nounNautical.
  1. waters in which the services of a pilot are available or required by law.

Origin of pilot waters

1
First recorded in 1780–90

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How to use pilot waters in a sentence

  • What are your duties (a) before leaving port, (b) while at sea, and (c) on entering pilot waters?

    Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet Draper
  • Remember that in entering pilot waters the safest landmarks are permanent ones.

    Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet Draper