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 coast.
A guide book for maritime navigation.
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
A pilot vehicle.Australia, informal
A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.Australia
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
Something serving as a test or trial.
Something serving as a test or trial.
The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.attributive, often
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
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.
A cowcatcher.
A racing driver.Europe
A pilot light.
One who flies a kite.
A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
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plural
pilots
Example sentences305 results
As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.
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