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pilot

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Synonyms: pivot, plot, pirot, picot, pinot, pilon, pilow, pitot, piot, pilo, pilos

Antonyms: pivot, plot, pirot, picot, pinot, pilon, pilow, pitot, piot, pilo, pilos

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q254651}} A person who [[steer]]s a [[ship]], a [[helmsman]].
  2. {{senseid|en|Q475604}} 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.
  3. A [[guide book]] for [[maritime]] [[navigation]].
  4. An [[instrument]] for detecting the [[compass]] [[error]].
  5. {{lb|en|AU|road transport|informal}} A [[pilot vehicle]].
  6. {{lb|en|AU|road transport}} 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.
  9. {{lb|en|telecommunications|often|attributive}} A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
  10. {{senseid|en|Q2095549}}{{lb|en|aviation}} A person who is in charge of the [[control]]s of an [[aircraft]].
  11. {{lb|en|television}} 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.
  12. {{lb|en|rail transport}} A [[cowcatcher]].

Adjective

  1. Made or used as a [[test]] or [[demonstration]] of capability.
  2. Used to [[control]] or [[activate]] another device.
  3. Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle or combination.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[guide]] (a vessel) through coastal waters.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[test]] or have a [[preliminary]] [[trial]] of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
  4. {{lb|en|rail|of a locomotive}} To serve as the leading locomotive on a [[double-headed]] train.
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.

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