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piloting

American  
[pahy-luh-ting] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ /

noun

  1. the determination of the course or position of a ship or airplane by any of various navigational methods or devices.

piloting British  
/ ˈpaɪlətɪŋ /

noun

  1. the navigational handling of a ship near land using buoys, soundings, landmarks, etc, or the finding of a ship's position by such means

  2. the occupation of a pilot

"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

Etymology

Origin of piloting

First recorded in 1710–20; pilot + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Artemis II focused on putting the Orion spacecraft through its paces — primarily by testing its life support systems and piloting the spacecraft for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The company said to plan for this, firms should be incentivised to find "durable improvements in workers' benefits" - such as by piloting four-day work weeks with no loss in pay.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In recent weeks, OpenAI began piloting an enterprise version of Sora for companies like Disney to use with safeguards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

They will also test its manual piloting capabilities during docking simulations.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The Nazis claim that Comrade Hess met with an accident over the North Sea while piloting a fighter plane.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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