pilot

pi·lot

 (pī′lət)

n.

1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.

2. Nautical

a. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.

b. The helmsman of a ship.

3. One who guides or directs a course of action for others.

4. The part of a tool, device, or machine that leads or guides the whole.

5. A pilot light, as in a stove.

6. A television program produced as a prototype of a series being considered for adoption by a network.

tr.v. pi·lot·ed, pi·lot·ing, pi·lots

1. To serve as the pilot of (a plane, for example).

2. To steer or control the course of: piloted the visitors around the city. See Synonyms at guide.

adj.

1. Serving as a tentative model for future experiment or development: a pilot project.

2. Serving or leading as guide.

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[Obsolete French, helmsman, from Old French, from Old Italian pilota, alteration of pedota, from Medieval Greek *pēdōtēs, from Greek pēda, steering oar, pl. of pēdon, blade of an oar; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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pilot

(ˈpaɪlət)

n

1. (Aeronautics)

a. a person who is qualified to operate an aircraft or spacecraft in flight

b. (as modifier): pilot error.

2. (Navigation)

a. a person who is qualified to steer or guide a ship into or out of a port, river mouth, etc

b. (as modifier): a pilot ship.

3. (Navigation) a person who steers a ship

4. a person who acts as a leader or guide

5. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery a guide, often consisting of a tongue or dowel, used to assist in joining two mating parts together

6. (Tools) machinery a plug gauge for measuring an internal diameter

7. (Film) films a colour test strip accompanying black-and-white rushes from colour originals

8. (Broadcasting) an experimental programme on radio or television

9. (Broadcasting) See pilot film

10. (modifier) used in or serving as a test or trial: a pilot project.

11. (modifier) serving as a guide: a pilot beacon.

vb (tr)

12. to act as pilot of

13. to control the course of

14. to guide or lead (a project, people, etc)

[C16: from French pilote, from Medieval Latin pilotus, ultimately from Greek pēdon oar; related to Greek pous foot]

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pi•lot

(ˈpaɪ lət)

n.

1. a person qualified to operate an airplane, balloon, or other aircraft.

2. a person qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.

3. a person who steers a ship.

4. a guide or leader.

5. pilot light (def. 1).

6. a guide for positioning two adjacent machine parts, often consisting of a projection on one part fitting into a recess in the other.

7. a filmed or taped television program serving to introduce a possible new series.

8. a preliminary or experimental trial or test.

v.t.

9. to act as pilot on, in, or over.

10. to lead or guide, as through unknown places or intricate affairs.

11. to steer.

adj.

12. serving as a guide.

13. serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use: a pilot project.

[1520–30; earlier pylotte < Middle French pillotte < Italian pilota, dissimilated variant of pedota < Medieval Greek *pēdṓtēs steersman = Greek pēd(á) rudder (pl. of pēdón oar) + -ōtēs agent suffix]

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pilot

Past participle: piloted
Gerund: piloting

Imperative

pilot

pilot

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pilot - someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight airplane pilot aircraft - a vehicle that can fly aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer - someone who operates an aircraft stunt flier, stunt pilot, barnstormer - a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting senior pilot, captain - the pilot in charge of an airship combat pilot - airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces copilot, co-pilot - a relief pilot on an airplane kamikaze - a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash test pilot - a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them wingman - the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
	2.	pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor
	3.	pilot - a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors pilot film, pilot program television program, television show, TV program, TV show - a program broadcast by television
	4.	pilot - something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" archetype, original example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
	5.	pilot - small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner pilot burner, pilot light gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
	6.	pilot - an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track cowcatcher, fender, buffer framework - a structure supporting or containing something locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Verb	1.	pilot - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" aviate, fly air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" aircraft - a vehicle that can fly control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" fly - travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" fly blind - fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments fly contact - fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference solo - fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers test fly - test a plane jet - fly a jet plane glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane hydroplane, seaplane - glide on the water in a hydroplane balloon - ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" flat-hat, hedgehop - fly very close to the ground hang glide, soar - fly by means of a hang glider
	2.	pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" navigate channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling astrogate - guide in interplanetary travel

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pilot

noun

1. airman, captain, flyer, aviator, aeronaut He spent seventeen years as an airline pilot.

2. helmsman, guide, navigator, leader, director, conductor, coxswain, steersman The pilot steered the ship safely inside the main channel.

verb

1. fly, control, operate, be at the controls of the first person to pilot an aircraft across the Pacific

2. navigate, drive, manage, direct, guide, handle, conduct, steer Local fishermen piloted the boats.

3. direct, lead, manage, conduct, steer We are piloting the strategy through Parliament.

adjective

1. trial, test, model, sample, experimental a pilot show for a new TV series

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pilot

noun

Something or someone that shows the way:

conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, leader, shepherd, usher.

verb

1. To run and control (a motor vehicle):

drive, motor, wheel.

Slang: tool.

2. To direct the course of carefully:

guide, jockey, maneuver, navigate, steer.

Idiom: back and fill.

3. To show the way to:

conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher.

adjective

Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development:

experimental, test, trial.

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Translations

طَيّارطيَّارمُرْشِد السَّفينَهمَشْروع تَجْريبييُرْشِد، يَقودُ الطّائِره أو السَّفينَه

летец

pilotpilotovatpokusnýzkušebnílodivod

pilotflyvelodslodsenavigere

LotsePilotlotsenFliegerführen

πιλότοςπιλοτικός

pilotoprácticoarrumbarexperimentalguiar

piloot

lentäjäluotsataluotsiohjata

pilotepiloteressayer

pilot

pilótarévkalauz

flugmaîurhafnsögumaîur, lóîsstÿra, fljúga; lóîsatilrauna-, prufu-

pilotapilotaresperimentalevolaredi prova

パイロット

조종사

locmanasnuolatinė liepsnelėpilotaspilotuoti

eksperimentālsizmēģinājuma-lidotājslocispilotēt

loodspiloot

lospilotpilot-flyger

pilot

pilotoensaiar

пилотлётчиклоцманпилотныйштурман

lodivodpilotpilotovať

pilot

pilotlots

นักบิน

pilotpilotluk yapmakdeneyselkaptankullanmak

phi công

试验性的领航领航员飞机驾驶员飞行员

pilot

[ˈpaɪlət]

A. N

1. (Aer) → piloto mf
see also airline B
see also automatic C
see also fighter B
see also test D

2. (Naut) → práctico mf, piloto mf

3. = pilot light

4. = pilot programme

B. VT

1. (Aer, Naut) → pilotar, pilotear (esp LAm)

2. (fig) (= guide) → conducir; (= test) [+ scheme] → poner a prueba
he piloted the negotiations through → condujo las negociaciones a buen fin
to pilot a bill through the House → asegurar la aprobación de un proyecto de ley

C. CPD [project, scheme] → piloto inv, experimental
pilot boat N → barco m del práctico
pilot episode N (TV) → episodio m piloto
pilot error N the airline blamed pilot error for the crash → la compañía achacó el accidente a un error del piloto
pilot fish N → pez m piloto
pilot house N (Naut) → timonera f
pilot's licence N → licencia f de piloto
pilot light N → piloto m
pilot officer N → oficial m piloto
pilot plant N (Ind) → planta f de prueba, planta f piloto
pilot programme N (TV) → programa m piloto
pilot study N → estudio m piloto
pilot whale N → calderón m negro

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pilot

[ˈpaɪlət]

n

[aircraft, ship] → pilote m/f
He's a pilot → Il est pilote.

(also pilot episode) (= programme) → épisode m pilote

(also pilot light) → veilleuse f (de cuisinière, de chauffe-eau)

modif

[error] → de pilotage; [training] → au pilotage

[project, programme, school] → pilote

vt

[+ aircraft, ship] → piloter

[+ scheme, programme] → piloter

to pilot sth through Parliament [+ bill, strategy, new law] → faire passer qch au parlementpilot boat n → bateau-pilote mpilot light n → veilleuse f (de cuisinière, de chauffe-eau)pilot scheme n → projet m pilotepilot study n → étude f pilote

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pilot

n

(Aviat) → Pilot(in) m(f), → Flugzeugführer(in) m(f); pilot’s licence → Flugschein m, → Flugzeugführererlaubnis f (form)

(Naut) → Lotse m, → Lotsin f

(= pilot light) → Zündflamme f

(US: on train) → Schienenräumer m

(TV) pilot (episode) → Pilotfilm m

vt plane → führen, fliegen; ship → lotsen; (fig) → führen, leiten

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pilot

:

pilot beam

n (Tech) → Leitstrahl f

pilot boat

n → Lotsenboot nt

pilot experiment

n (Tech, Sci) → Pilotversuch m, → Modellversuch m

pilot fish

n → Lotsen- or Pilotfisch m

pilot flag

n → Lotsenrufflagge f

pilot house

n → Ruderhaus nt, → Steuerhaus nt

pilot lamp

n → Kontrolllampe f

pilotless

adj → führerlos

pilot light

n → Zündflamme f; (for monitoring) → Kontrolllampe f

pilot officer

n (Brit Aviat) → Leutnant m

pilot plant

n

(= experimental plant) → Pilot-/Versuchsanlage f

(= model company) → Musterbetrieb m

pilot scheme

n → Pilotprojekt nt

pilot study

n → Pilotstudie f, → Musterstudie f

pilot test

n (Tech, Sci) → Pilotversuch m, → Modellversuch m

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pilot

[ˈpaɪlət]

1. n (Aer, Naut) → pilota m/f

2. vt (Aer, Naut) → pilotare (fig) (guide) → guidare, dirigere

3. adj (scheme) → pilota inv

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pilot

(ˈpailət) noun

1. a person who flies an aeroplane. The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash. vlieënier طَيّار пилот piloto pilot der/die Pilot(in) pilot πιλότοςpiloto lendur خلبان lentäjä piloteטייס, טייסת विमान चालक pilot pilóta penerbang flugmaður pilota パイロット 비행기 조종사 lakūnas, pilotas pilots; lidotājs juruterbang pilootpilot, flygerpilot ماڼو، بيړۍ وزان، جاله وان، پيلوټ، دالوتكې چلوونكى، جازوان، لارښوونكى، لارښود piloto pilot лётчик pilot pilot pilot pilot นักบิน pilot 飛機駕駛員 пілот; льотчик جہاز چلانے والا، ہوا باز phi công 飞机驾驶员

2. a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters. stuurman مُرْشِد السَّفينَه лоцман piloto lodivod der/die Lotse(in) lods πλοηγός práctico, piloto loots سکاندار کشتی luotsi piloteנווט मल्लाह kormilar révkalauz pandu hafnsögumaður, lóðs pilota 水先案内人 수로 안내인, 배의 조타수 locmanas locis malim loodslos, pilotpilot دبيړۍ چلول piloto cârmaci лоцман lodivod pilot pilot lots คนนำร่อง kaptan, pilot 領航員 лоцман ناخدا، جہاز ران hoa tiêu 领航员

adjective

experimental. a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started). loodsprojek مَشْروع تَجْريبي опитен piloto pokusný, zkušební Versuchs-... pilot- πειραματικός, πιλοτικόςpiloto, experimental katse-, proovi- آزمایشی kokeilu- piloteניסיוני प्रायोगिक probni, pokusni kísérleti, próba percobaan tilrauna-, prufu- pilota 試験的な 시험적인, 예비의 bandomasis, eksperimentinis eksperimentāls; izmēģinājuma- perintis proef-pilot-, prøvepróbny لارښود piloto de probă экспериментальный skúšobný poskusen probni prov-, test-, försöks-, pilot- ซึ่งใช้ทดสอบ pilot, deneysel 試驗性的 початковий; експериментальний تجرباتي thí điểm 试验性的

verb

to guide as a pilot. He piloted the ship/plane. loods يُرْشِد، يَقودُ الطّائِره أو السَّفينَه направлявам pilotar pilotovat lotsen lodse; flyve; navigere πλοηγώ, πιλοτάρωpilotar, guiar, conducir (lennukit, laeva) juhtima هدایت کردن ohjata piloter לְהָטִיס לְנַווֵט चलाना voditi, pilotirati kormányoz, kalauzol memandu stÿra, fljúga; lóðsa pilotare 案内する 시험 운전을 하다 pilotuoti, vairuoti pilotēt; vadīt memandu; mengemudikan loodsenlose, styrepilotować لارښوونكى pilotar a pilota вести, пилотировать pilotovať, viesť pilotirati pilotirati vara pilot på, föra, lotsa นำร่อง pilotluk yapmak, kullanmak 領航 вести; пілотувати تجرباتي lái, điều khiển 领航

ˈpilot-light noun

a small gas light eg on a gas cooker, which burns continuously and is used to light the main gas jets when they are turned on. waarskuwing ضَوء خَفيف دائِم الإشْتِعال запалка piloto věčný plamínek der Sparbrenner vågeblus λυχνία ελέγχου piloto valvepõleti شمعک apuliekki veilleuse מַבעֵיר קַטָן सचूक बत्ती plinski žižak őrláng lampu pilot sílogi spia パイロットランプ 점화용 불씨 nuolatinė liepsnelė kontrollampiņa api pandu waakvlamtennflamme; våkeblussstały płomyk, pilot شمعک piloto lumină martor; bec de semnalizare маленькая, постоянно включенная горелка večný plameň kontrolna lučka kontrolno svetlo tändlåga ไฟนำวิถี yakaç (瓦斯爐點火用的) 小火苗 малий пальник گيس کي چھوٹي بتي đèn hướng dẫn （煤气炉中常燃的）小火种

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pilot

→ طيَّار pilot pilot Pilot πιλότος piloto lentäjä pilote pilot pilota パイロット 조종사 piloot flyger pilot piloto пилот pilot นักบิน pilot phi công 飞行员

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