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pilot signal

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noun

Nautical.

  1. a signal, as a flag or light, used to request a pilot.

  2. a signal to indicate that a pilot is on board.

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In 2010, Sanford stood with Correction Capt. Robert Johnson to call on FCC officials to act on a petition to let the state start a pilot signal jamming program.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2017

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