pilotage
Americannoun
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the fee paid to a pilot for their services.
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the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
noun
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the act of piloting an aircraft or ship
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a pilot's fee
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the navigation of an aircraft by the observation of ground features and use of charts
Etymology
Origin of pilotage
Example Sentences
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Twelve now are doing so, another cohort of 12 begin this month, and 18 are undergoing “pilotage” training aboard ship, a December report said.
From Seattle Times
Requires four years sea time, 33 days of officer school, 163 days of pilotage, study, training.
From Seattle Times
“They entered the territorial waters of Russia without responding to any queries from our border guards, in no way responded to offers to make use of pilotage service, and so on and so forth.”
From New York Times
Both U.S. articulated barges were transiting between Washington refineries and Alaska through Canadian waters with exemptions from Canadian pilotage laws.
From Seattle Times
Lyra was waiting for him to greet her, but he finished his remarks about the tide and pilotage before turning to the incomers.
From Literature
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