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pilots
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pilot
v.
fly a plane; navigate, steer; lead, guide, direct
n.
one who flies an aircraft; navigator; person who guides a vessel into or out of a harbor through difficult waters; trial episode on T.V.; something produced as an experiment before broader introduction; guide, leader; pilot light, small gas flame that stays lit continuously to provide ignition to a gas burner when it is turned on (as in a stove or furnace
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Pilot
Pilot most commonly refers to:
- Pilot (aeronautics), a person who flies or navigates an aircraft
- Maritime pilot, a mariner who guides ships through hazardous waters
- Television pilot, a trial episode made to sell a television series
- Pilot Flying J, a company that operates truck stops in the United States and Canada
- Honda Pilot, a large crossover SUV sold by Honda
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pilot
Noun
1. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
(synonym) airplane pilot
(hypernym) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer
(hyponym) barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilot
(derivation) fly, aviate
2. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
(hypernym) mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
(derivation) navigate
3. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
(synonym) pilot program, pilot film
(hypernym) television program, TV program, television show, TV show
4. an original model on which something is patterned
(synonym) original, archetype
(hypernym) model, example
5. small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
(synonym) pilot burner, pilot light
(hypernym) gas burner, gas jet
6. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
(synonym) fender, buffer, cowcatcher
(hypernym) framework, frame, framing
(part-holonym) locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
Verb
1. fly a plane
(synonym) fly, aviate
(hypernym) operate, control
(hyponym) fly blind
(entail) fly, wing
(verb-group) fly
(derivation) airplane pilot
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
2. 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?"
(synonym) navigate
(hypernym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
(hyponym) astrogate
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pilot
nm.
stilt, high post used to support a structure above the surface of the ground or water
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pilot
v.
řídit; provést; testovat
n.
pilot/-ka
