Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word PILOT

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Definitions of PILOT

1. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
2. 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.
3. A guide book for maritime navigation.
4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
5. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
6. Something serving as a test or trial.
7. A pilot light.
8. One who flies a kite.
9. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
10. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
11. Used to control or activate another device.
12. Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.
13. (AU, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
14. (AU, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
15. (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
16. (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.
17. (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
18. (Europe, motorsport, ) A racing driver.
19. (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
20. (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
21. (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
22. (rail, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.

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