noun. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.

noun. undefined

noun. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.

noun. The helmsman of a ship.

noun. One who guides or directs a course of action for others.

noun. The part of a tool, device, or machine that leads or guides the whole.

noun. A pilot light, as in a stove.

noun. A television program produced as a prototype of a series being considered for adoption by a network.

transitive verb. To serve as the pilot of (a plane, for example).

transitive verb. To steer or control the course of: synonym: guide.

adjective. Serving as a tentative model for future experiment or development.

adjective. Serving or leading as guide.

To steer; direct the course of, especially through an intricate or perilous passage; guide through dangers or difficulties.

noun. In machinery, a smaller element acting in advance of another or principal element of the same sort, and causing the latter to come into play when desired.

noun. The steersman of a ship; that one of a ship's crew who has charge of the helm and the ship's course; specifically, one who works a ship into and out of harbor, or through a channel or passage.

noun. A guide; a director of the course of others; one who has the conduct of any affair requiring knowledge and judgment.

noun. Same as cow-catcher. See cut under passenger-engine.

noun. A book of sailing-directions.

noun. Pilot-cloth.

noun. The pilot-fish.

noun. The black-bellied plover, Squatarola helvetica.

transitive verb. To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous.

transitive verb. Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties.

transitive verb. To fly, or act as pilot of (an aircraft); to operate (an airplane).

noun. One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

noun. 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.

noun. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course.

noun. An instrument for detecting the compass error.

noun. The cowcatcher of a locomotive.

noun. One who flies, or is qualified to fly, an airplane, balloon, or other flying machine.

noun. A short plug at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool. Pilots are sometimes made interchangeable.

noun. The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.

noun. 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.

noun. a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.

noun. The black-bellied plover.

noun. a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.

noun. ship biscuit.

noun. a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.

noun. a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear.

noun. The rudder fish (Seriola zonata).

noun. a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot.

noun. a pea jacket.

noun. a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.

noun. The pine snake.

noun. Same as Blackfish, 1.

noun. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

noun. 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.

noun. this sense?) (road transport) A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.

noun. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.

noun. Something serving as a test or trial.

"McCorkle had always refused to use the term pilot error, saying it would be illegal for him to declare a cause until the mishap board had finished its investigation."

black pilot  coasting-pilot  cock-eye pilot  inland pilot license  pilot's water  

pilot experiment  pilot hole  pilot light  pilot version  piloted  

Jack tar  example  framework  gas jet  gas-burner  

eyelet  

aircraft  captain  crew  crow  doctor  

Gyropilot  aegis  aerialist  aeronaut  aeroplaner  

pilot film  pilot tape  

piloted  piloting  pilots