- 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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“He was flying to Los Angeles that day, piloting a 767. He called and told me to turn on the TV — ‘You won’t believe what is going on in New York.‘”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Many of these policies will be things that we're piloting for one year, two years, to see what impact it has," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Our problem is harder… but we want to move beyond remote piloting," says George.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In this approach intended for piloting robots, artificial-intelligence models are trained on videogames and simulations, rather than literature, code and images.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I look over at the cockpit, grateful there are chairs for me and Javier, so I don’t have to stand while piloting the five of us to the surface.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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