pilot waters

plural nounNautical.

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

Origin of pilot waters

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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

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