pilot
/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft; A person who steers a ship, a helmsman; A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area
- plural
- pilots
Meanings
- 1
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft
How much do pilots earn?
Tatoeba · araneo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom is a good pilot.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman
- 3
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area
- 4
A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coastrare
- 5
A guide book for maritime navigationrare
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An instrument for detecting the compass errorrare
- 7
A pilot vehiclerare
- 8
A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escortrare
- 9
Something serving as a test or trialrare
- 10
Something serving as a test or trial.; The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnelrare