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pilotage

[ pahy-luh-tij ]

noun

  1. the act, occupation, or skill of piloting. piloting.
  2. the fee paid to a pilot for their services.
  3. the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.


pilotage

/ ˈpaɪlətɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the act of piloting an aircraft or ship
  2. a pilot's fee
  3. the navigation of an aircraft by the observation of ground features and use of charts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilotage1

From French, dating back to 1610–20; pilot, -age
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Example Sentences

Twelve now are doing so, another cohort of 12 begin this month, and 18 are undergoing “pilotage” training aboard ship, a December report said.

Requires four years sea time, 33 days of officer school, 163 days of pilotage, study, training.

“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.”

Both U.S. articulated barges were transiting between Washington refineries and Alaska through Canadian waters with exemptions from Canadian pilotage laws.

Lyra was waiting for him to greet her, but he finished his remarks about the tide and pilotage before turning to the incomers.

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