pilot
noun
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
pilots
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pluralof pilot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pilot (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
pilotnouna person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Example Sentences
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At the height of the emergency, five experienced drone pilots were brought together to provide aerial information to the agencies fighting the fire.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Israeli aviation regulations also state that pilots who are citizens of countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel, like Oman, are not permitted to operate flights to the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The pilots, a team of champion drone pilots based in Austin, have “Top Gun”-style nicknames like “Amari” and “Proximo.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But aviation security and safety experts say advances in training and modern airliners’ technological safeguards can only do so much when screening for potential rogue pilots falls short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
An official order was made for women pilots from civil aviation and Osoaviakhim to report to an assembly point in Moscow, where Marina would take charge of them.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
