pilot

Meaning of pilot

noun
  1. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
  2. A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
  3. A guide book for maritime navigation.
  4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
  5. A pilot vehicle.
  6. A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
  7. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
  8. Something serving as a test or trial.
    We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.
  9. A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
  10. A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
  11. A cowcatcher.
  12. A pilot light.
  13. One who flies a kite.
  14. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
verb
  1. To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
  2. To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
  3. To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
adjective
  1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
    The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
  2. Used to control or activate another device.
    a pilot light
  3. Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.
    a pilot vehicle

Information about pilot

Hyphenation of pilot

pi-lot

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • pilot is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

pilot synonyms

Meaning original:

original, archetype

Meaning fender:

fender, buffer, cowcatcher

Meaning fly:

fly, aviate

Meaning navigate:

navigate

Translation of pilot

Words that rhyme with pilot

ilot, melilot, mellilot, Nilot, nilot, Gyropilot, autopilot, copilot, gyropilot, helipilot

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