pilot
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
a person who steers a ship.
Aeronautics. a person duly qualified to operate an airplane, balloon, or other aircraft.
a guide or leader: the pilot of the expedition.
Machinery. a guide for centering or otherwise positioning two adjacent parts, often consisting of a projection on one part fitting into a recess in the other.
Railroads. cowcatcher.
Also called pi·lot film [pahy-luht film], /ˈpaɪ lət ˌfɪlm/, pi·lot tape [pahy-luht teyp] /ˈpaɪ lət ˌteɪp/ .Television. a prototypical filmed or taped feature, produced with hopes of network adoption as a television series and aired to test potential viewer interest and attract sponsors.
a preliminary or experimental trial or test: The school will offer a pilot of its new computer course.
to steer.
to lead, guide, or conduct, as through unknown places, intricate affairs, etc.
to act as pilot on, in, or over.
to be in charge of or responsible for: We're looking for someone to pilot the new project.
serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use: a pilot project.
Origin of pilot
1Other words for pilot
Other words from pilot
- un·pi·lot·ed, adjective
- well-pi·lot·ed, adjective
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How to use pilot in a sentence
Luminar’s lidar will be part of Mobileye’s first-generation fleet of driverless vehicles, which are being piloted in Dubai, Tel Aviv, Paris, China and Daegu City, South Korea.
Mobileye taps Luminar to supply lidar for its robotaxi fleet | Kirsten Korosec | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchIn addition to necessary changes to the plane’s software, the carrier will have to train its nearly 7,000 pilots — including simulator time.
FAA lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max after crashes in 2018 and 2019 grounded the jet | Michael Laris, Lori Aratani, Ian Duncan | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThe limit of this project was the pilot, because you cannot stay too long, not drinking, not eating.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society | Jason Sparapani | November 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIf it is triggered, its ability to dive is limited so that pilots can still control the plane manually.
FAA gives Boeing 737 Max the green light to fly again, shares soar | kdunn6 | November 18, 2020 | FortuneHopkins, 51, an Air Force colonel and test pilot, will make his second sojourn to the space station, seven years after his first.
SpaceX, NASA plan second commercial taxi to the space station this weekend | Verne Kopytoff | November 13, 2020 | Fortune
The U-2 that left Pakistan that day was piloted by a former Air Force captain, Francis Gary Powers.
Public use of piloted UAS operations are approved on a "case-by-case basis," it reads.
Attack Syrian government military targets with cruise missiles, drones, or with the foregoing plus piloted U.S. aircraft.
In a Senate hearing on the drone program, retired Col. Martha McSally wanted to call them “Remotely Piloted Aircraft.”
The Wisconsin Badgers are piloted by Buckingham U. Badger, who goes by Bucky.
It ran by three red lights without shaking the roadster piloted by Black Hood.
He made much money at his business, and owned at one time, a steamboat, which he piloted himself.
Drinkwater went to her side and piloted her to the armchair, amid a heavy craning-forward of her tense audience.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonA deserter piloted the detachment safely over the torpedoes which had been planted in front of them.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Quin put a firm hand on her arm and piloted her back to her suit-case.
Quin | Alice Hegan Rice
British Dictionary definitions for pilot
/ (ˈpaɪlət) /
a person who is qualified to operate an aircraft or spacecraft in flight
(as modifier): pilot error
a person who is qualified to steer or guide a ship into or out of a port, river mouth, etc
(as modifier): a pilot ship
a person who steers a ship
a person who acts as a leader or guide
machinery a guide, often consisting of a tongue or dowel, used to assist in joining two mating parts together
machinery a plug gauge for measuring an internal diameter
films a colour test strip accompanying black-and-white rushes from colour originals
an experimental programme on radio or television
See pilot film
(modifier) used in or serving as a test or trial: a pilot project
(modifier) serving as a guide: a pilot beacon
to act as pilot of
to control the course of
to guide or lead (a project, people, etc)
Origin of pilot
1Collins 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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