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pilot
[ pahy-luht ]
/ ˈpaɪ lət /
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noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use: a pilot project.
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Origin of pilot
First recorded in 1520–30; earlier pylotte, from Middle French pillotte, from Italian pilota, dissimilated variant of pedota, from unattested Medieval Greek pēdṓtēs “steersman,” equivalent to pēd(á) “rudder” (plural of pēdón “oar”) + -ōtēs agent suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for pilot
pilot
/ (ˈpaɪlət) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for pilot
C16: from French pilote, from Medieval Latin pilotus, ultimately from Greek pēdon oar; related to Greek pous foot
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