pilot (redirected from piloted)

pi·lot  (plt)

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.

2. To steer or control the course of. 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 *pdts, from Greek pda, steering oar, pl. of pdon, blade of an oar; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: The pilot of an aircraft speeding through the air and the pilot of a watercraft plowing through the water both drag an etymological foot on the ground. Surprisingly enough, considering its modern contexts, the English word pilot can be traced back to the Indo-European root *ped-, meaning "foot." From the lengthened-grade suffixed form *pdo- came the Greek word pdon, "blade of an oar," and in the plural, "steering oar." In Medieval Greek there is assumed to have existed the derivative *pdts, "steersman," which passed into Old Italian and acquired several forms, including pedota, and pilota, the form that was borrowed into Old French as pilot. English borrowed the word from French, and as pilot it has moved from the water to the air, first being recorded in 1848 with reference to an airborne pilota balloonist.

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pilot

Noun

1. a person who is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft

2. a person employed to steer a ship into or out of a port

3. a person who acts as a guide

Adjective

1. serving as a test or trial: a pilot scheme

2. serving as a guide: a pilot beacon

Verb

[-loting, -loted]

1. to act as pilot of

2. to guide or lead (a project or people): the legislation was piloted through its committee stage [French pilote]

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 co-pilot, copilot - 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

noun 2. helmsman, guide, navigator, leader, director, conductor, coxswain, steersman

verb 3. fly, control, operate, be at the controls of

verb 4. navigate, drive, manage, direct, guide, handle, conduct, steer

verb 5. direct, lead, manage, conduct, steer

modifier 6. trial, test, model, sample, experimental

Translations

pilot [ˈpaɪlət] n → piloto inv

adj [scheme etc] → piloto

vt → pilotar;

(fig) → guiar, conducir

pilot [ˈpaɪlət] n → pilote m

cpd [scheme etc] → pilote, expérimental(e)

vt → piloter

pilot [ˈpaɪlət] n (Aviat) → Pilot(in) m(f);

(Naut) → Lotse m

adj [scheme, study etc] → Pilot-

vt [+ aircraft] → steuern (fig) [+ new law, scheme]; sich zum Fürsprecher machen +gen

pilot [ˈpaɪlət] n → pilota m/f

cpd [scheme etc] → pilota inv

vt → pilotare

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pilot

n pilot [ˈpailət]

1 a person who flies an aeroplane The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash. vlieënier طَيّار пилот pilot pilot der/die Pilot(in) πιλότος piloto lendur خلبان lentäjä pilote טַייָס, טַייֶסֶת विमान चालक pilot pilóta penerbang flugmaður pilota パイロット (비행기의) 조종사 lakūnas, pilotas pilots; lidotājs juruterbang piloot pilot, flyger pilot 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 lodivod lods der/die Lotse(in) πλοηγός práctico, piloto loots سکاندار کشتی luotsi pilote נַווָט मल्लाह kormilar révkalauz pandu hafnsögumaður, lóðs pilota 水先案内人 수로 안내인 locmanas locis malim loods los, pilot pilot piloto cârmaci лоцман lodivod pilot pilot lots คนนำร่อง kaptan, pilot 領航員 лоцман ناخدا، جہاز ران hoa tiêu 领航员

adj

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 pokusný, zkušební pilot- Versuchs-... πειραματικός, πιλοτικός piloto, experimental katse-, proovi- آزمایشی koe-, esi- pilote נִיסיוֹנִי प्रायोगिक probni,pokusni kísérleti, próba percobaan tilrauna-, prufu- pilota 試験的な 시험적인 bandomasis, eksperimentinis eksperimentāls; izmēģinājuma- perintis proef{#169} pilot-, prøve próbny 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

v

to guide as a pilot He piloted the ship/plane. loods يُرْشِد، يَقودُ الطّائِره أو السَّفينَه направлявам pilotovat lodse; flyve; navigere lotsen πλοηγώ, πιλοτάρω pilotar, guiar, conducir (lennukit, laeva) juhtima هدایت کردن kuljettaa, ohjata piloter לְהָטִיס לְנַווֵט चलाना voditi,pilotirati kormányoz, kalauzol memandu stÿra, fljúga; lóðsa pilotare 案内する 수로 안내를 하다 pilotuoti, vairuoti pilotēt; vadīt memandu; mengemudikan loodsen lose, styre pilotować 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

n ˈpilot-light

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 věčný plamínek vågeblus der Sparbrenner λυχνία ελέγχου piloto valvepõleti شمعک sytytysliekki veilleuse מַבעֵיר קַטָן सचूक बत्ती plinski žižak őrláng lampu pilot sílogi spia (luminosa) パイロットランプ 점화용 불씨 nuolatinė liepsnelė kontrollampiņa api pandu waakvlam tennflamme; våkebluss stały płomyk, pilot piloto lumină martor; bec de semnalizare маленькая, постоянно включённая горелка večný plameň kontrolna lučka kontrolno svetlo tändlåga ไฟนำวิถี yakaç (煤氣爐中常燃的)小火種 малий пальник گيس کي چھوٹي بتي đèn hướng dẫn （煤气炉中常燃的）小火种