piloting

[ pahy-luh-ting ]

noun

1. the determination of the course or position of a ship or airplane by any of various navigational methods or devices.

piloting

/ ˈpaɪlətɪŋ /

noun

1. the navigational handling of a ship near land using buoys, soundings, landmarks, etc, or the finding of a ship's position by such means
2. the occupation of a pilot

Word History and Origins

Origin of piloting¹

First recorded in 1710–20; pilot + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It surfaced daily to phone home sensor data and receive new piloting instructions from the team in Southampton.

From Popular-Science

There will be a lot of piloting in the summer and a lot of outdoor activations, experiential.

From Digiday

In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.

From The Daily Beast

We are out of control, going fast and high, and someone else is piloting this vessel.

From The Daily Beast

Then we cut to Ted, mid-midlife crisis, who abruptly decides to cut the jets while piloting Sunkist clients over NorCal.

From The Daily Beast

Co-piloting a show that receives such accolades is one thing.

From The Daily Beast

Harry will be given ten days to acclimatise to his surroundings, after which he will start co-piloting the helicopters.

From The Daily Beast

His wife, Amarita by name, stood at the stove, piloting apple turnovers in a pool of fat.

From Project Gutenberg

It was easier to acquire those things than piloting, and, on the whole, quicker.

From Project Gutenberg

And yet I have spoken of nothing but piloting as a science so far, and I doubt if I ever get beyond that portion of my subject.

From Project Gutenberg

He had come from a piloting family himself, and knew the interest that Mark Twain could put into such a series.

From Project Gutenberg

Those early piloting chapters, as they appeared in the Atlantic, constituted Mark Twain's best literary exhibit up to that time.

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