pilot meaning
EN
[ˈpaɪlət] [-aɪlət] 
US WPilot
- Pilot most commonly refers to:
- Pilot (aeronautics), a person who flies or navigates an aircraft
- Maritime pilot, a mariner who guides ships through hazardous waters
- Television pilot, a trial episode made to sell a television series
- Pilot Flying J, a company that operates truck stops in the United States and Canada
- Honda Pilot, a large crossover SUV sold by Honda
- The term may also refer to:
- NounPLpilotsPREpilo-
- A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- 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.
- An instrument for detecting the compass error.
- (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
- (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
- A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
- Something serving as a test or trial.
- We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.
- The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
- A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
- A sample episode of a proposed TV series.
- (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
- A pilot light.
- One who flies a kite.
- A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
- A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- VerbSGpilotsPRpilotingPT, PPpiloted
- (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
- (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
- (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.).
- (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
- Adjective
- Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant).
- Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light).
- A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle).
- Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp").
- Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant).
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I shot a zombie. He was a zombie, Kenneth. The pilot was bitten before he picked us up!
- The pilot lost pitch control and the jet augered in.
- He's really just a 'walker' for old ladies!" Walkers, now, are a special breed of pilot fish — entertaining male escorts
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of pilot in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "pilot" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.