- present participle of pilot.
piloting
Americannoun
noun
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the navigational handling of a ship near land using buoys, soundings, landmarks, etc, or the finding of a ship's position by such means
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the occupation of a pilot
Etymology
Origin of piloting
Example Sentences
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One post in 2025 showed the two leaders piloting a B-2 bomber together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Glover, who now lives in Texas near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is focused on bringing that SoCal sensibility and invaluable experience piloting the Orion capsule to the agency’s astronaut training program.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
In total, Campbell set seven water speed world records piloting Bluebird, including four on Coniston Water, between 1955 and 1964.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Customers that have been piloting Amazon Supply Chain Services include consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble, which is using Amazon’s freight network to ship raw materials to production facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The shuttle trembles, a sign that back on the ship, Crick’s hand piloting us remotely is doing the same.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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