Pilatus

American  

[pee-lah-toos] / piˈlɑ tʊs /

noun

1. a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6,998 feet (2,130 meters).

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Pilatus British  

/ piˈlaːtʊs /

noun

1. a mountain in central Switzerland, in Unterwalden canton: derives its name from the legend that the body of Pontius Pilate lay in a former lake on the mountain. Height: 2122 m (6962 ft)

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Example Sentences

With their striking looks and distinctive style, the duo of Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus were tailor-made for the MTV era.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Transportation Safety Board published its final report on the crash last week, nearly two years after the single-engine Pilatus PC-12 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near the southern edge of the Outer Banks.

From Seattle Times

Largely forgotten now, the duo of Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan had burst onto the music scene with a 1988 album titled “Girl You Know It’s True.”

From Los Angeles Times

But the next year, Mr. Farian revealed that the songs on the album were actually sung by studio vocalists, and that in performance Mr. Pilatus and Mr. Morvan — energetic dancers who put on a crowd-pleasing show — were lip-syncing.

From New York Times

Both Mr. Farian and executives of Arista, the record company that released Milli Vanilli’s album in the United States, said the label had not been told that Mr. Pilatus and Mr. Morvan did not sing on it.

From New York Times