What does Pilot mean?
Definitions for Pilot
ˈpaɪ lətpi·lot
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Pilot.
Princeton's WordNet
pilot, airplane pilotnoun
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
pilotnoun
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
pilot program, pilot film, pilotnoun
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
original, archetype, pilotnoun
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
pilot burner, pilot light, pilotnoun
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilotverb
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
fly, aviate, pilotverb
operate an airplane
"The pilot flew to Cuba"
navigate, pilotverb
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?"
GCIDE
Pilotnoun
(Television) a filmed or taped episode of a proposed television series, produced as an example of the series. It may be shown only to those television broadcast executives who may decide whether to buy the rights to the series, or aired to test viewer reaction or to interest sponsors. Also called pilot film or pilot tape.
Pilotnoun
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Wiktionary
pilotnoun
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
pilotnoun
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.
pilotnoun
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
pilotnoun
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
pilotnoun
A sample episode of a proposed TV series
pilotnoun
A cowcatcher.
pilotnoun
A pilot light.
pilotverb
To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
pilotverb
To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
pilotverb
To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
pilotadjective
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant)
pilotadjective
Used to control or activate another device.
pilotadjective
Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")
Etymology: From pilot, pillot, from piloto, from pillottus; perhaps ultimately from πηδόν, hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdalion), "rudder".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PILOTnoun
He whose office is to steer the ship.
Etymology: pilote, Fr. piloot, Dutch.
When her keel ploughs hell,
And deck knocks heaven; then to manage her,
Becomes the name and office of a pilot. Ben Jonson.To death I with such joy resort,
As seamen from a tempest to their port;
Yet to that port ourselves we must not force,
Before our pilot, nature, steers our course. John Denham.What port can such a pilot find,
Who in the night of fate must blindly steer? Dryden.The Roman fleet, although built by shipwrights, and conducted by pilots without experience, defeated that of the Carthaginians. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
To Pilotverb
To steer; to direct in the course.
Etymology: from the noun.
Wikipedia
ChatGPT
pilot
A pilot is a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. This could be for various purposes such as commercial flights, military operations, or private travel. In a broader context, a pilot can also refer to a person who guides or leads something such as a project or initiative. Furthermore, in television or radio, a pilot is a prototype episode that is made to sell a proposed series to a network.
Webster Dictionary
Pilotnoun
one employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman
Pilotnoun
specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees
Pilotnoun
figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course
Pilotnoun
an instrument for detecting the compass error
Pilotnoun
the cowcatcher of a locomotive
Pilotverb
to direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous
Pilotverb
figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties
Etymology: [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See Pail, and Lead a metal.]
Wikidata
PILOT
Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching is a simple historic programming language developed in the 1960s. Like its younger sibling LOGO, it was an early foray into the technology of computer assisted instruction.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pilot
pī′lut, n. the steersman of a ship: one who conducts ships in and out of a harbour, along a dangerous coast, &c.: a guide.—v.t. to conduct as a pilot: to direct through dangerous places.—ns. Pī′lotage, the skill of a pilot: the act of piloting: the fee or wages of pilots; Pī′lot-boat, a boat used by pilots for meeting or leaving ships; Pī′lot-cloth, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats; Pī′lot-en′gine, a locomotive engine sent on before a train to clear its way, as a pilot; Pī′lot-fish, a fish of the mackerel family, so called from its having been supposed to guide sharks to their prey; Pī′lot-flag, the flag hoisted at the fore by a vessel needing a pilot; Pī′lot-house, an enclosed place on deck to shelter the steering-gear and the pilot—also Wheel-house; Pī′lot-jack′et, a pea-jacket worn by seamen; Pī′lot-whale, the caaing-whale (q.v.). [Fr. pilote—Dut. piloot, from peilen, to sound, loot (Ger. loth, Eng. lead), a sounding-lead.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
pilot
A rough overlay to a map made by the pilot of a photographic reconnaissance aircraft during or immediately after a sortie. It shows the location, direction, number, and order of photographic runs made, together with the camera(s) used on each run.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pilot
An experienced person charged with the ship's course near the coasts, into roads, rivers, &c., and through all intricate channels, in his own particular district.--Branch pilot. One who is duly authorized by the Trinity board to pilot ships of the largest draft.
Editors Contribution
pilot
A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, skills, training and qualifications to fly an aircraft.
The pilot was well trained and always flew safely.
Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020
pilot
To use data, information, facts, research, statistics, technology and proof to confirm the ability, priority and capacity to create a specific plan, project, program, scheme, standard, legislation or specific outcome.
There are many pilot projects which are an intelligent idea to ensure they work efficiently and effectively and then are created on a regional or national level.
Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020
Suggested Resources
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PILOT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pilot is ranked #18423 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pilot surname appeared 1,503 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pilot.
67.6% or 1,017 total occurrences were White.
23.9% or 360 total occurrences were Black.
4.5% or 69 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 30 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.1% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Pilot' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3123
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Pilot' in Nouns Frequency: #1066
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Pilot in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Pilot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Pilot in a Sentence
We are also implementing video phone capabilities for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, in addition to that, in Washington state, there’s a pilot currently providing specialized care access for individuals who are American Indian/Alaskan Natives to be able to be connected to an organization that’s focused more specifically on their needs.
As a gesture of peace and to de-escalate matters, the Indian pilot who is under arrest with us will be released today in the afternoon at the Wagah border.
For us, this group of people will be like a pilot project.
The pilot was just ordered, so in terms of casting, we have had conversations with the producers, the lead is Eric Carter. He is clearly a significant focus of the show; there is also a female co-lead who is a former head of CTU.
With people in your car, that’s different, they’re like your co-pilot because they’re likely to be paying attention to the road as well, and can help spot upcoming hazards.
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- vlieënierAfrikaans
- قَائِد, طيار, طيارةArabic
- aviator, pilot, təyyarəçiAzerbaijani
- лётчык, піло́т, лётчыцаBelarusian
- летецBulgarian
- loman, levierBreton
- pilot, pilotar, provarCatalan, Valencian
- кеманхо, пилотChechen
- pilotCzech
- pilotDanish
- Lotse, Pilot, Flugzeugführer, Flugzeugführerin, lotsen, führenGerman
- πηδαλιούχος, πιλοτικό επεισόδιο, πιλότος, χειριστής, κυβερνήτης, πλοηγός, πλοηγώ, κυβερνώGreek
- piloto, probar, pilotarSpanish
- pilootEstonian
- خلبانPersian
- pilotti-, merkki-, pilotti, luotsi, lentäjä, koe-, koejakso, ohjata, kokeilla, testata, luotsata, pilotoida, demonstroidaFinnish
- programme pilote, piloteFrench
- טייסHebrew
- पायलटHindi
- pilótaHungarian
- օդաչուArmenian
- pilotaItalian
- パイロット, 操縦士Japanese
- პილოტი, პილოტურიGeorgian
- ұшқышKazakh
- អ្នកបើកយន្តហោះKhmer
- ಪೈಲಟ್Kannada
- 조종사, 파일럿Korean
- ນັກບິນLao
- whakatauiraMāori
- пилотMacedonian
- လေယာဉ်မူးBurmese
- loods, pilot, piloot, vliegenierDutch
- pilot, losNorwegian
- pilot, pilotowaćPolish
- pilotoPortuguese
- pilotRomanian
- шту́рман, ло́цман, лётчица, пило́т, авиа́тор, лётчикRussian
- girdiNorthern Sami
- pilotSlovak
- pilot, pilotavsnitt, styrman, lotsSwedish
- marubani, rubaniSwahili
- பைலட்Tamil
- นักบินThai
- pilotoTagalog
- pilotTurkish
- льо́тчик, льо́тчиця, піло́тUkrainian
- پائلٹUrdu
- phi côngVietnamese
- פּילאָטYiddish
- 飛行員Chinese
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