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Definition of pilot

noun:

• someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight. Synonyms: airplane pilot.
• a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor.
• a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors. Synonyms: pilot film, pilot program.
• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original". Synonyms: archetype, original.
• small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner. Synonyms: pilot burner, pilot light.
• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track. Synonyms: buffer, cowcatcher, fender.

verb:

• operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba". Synonyms: aviate, fly.
• 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?". Synonyms: navigate.

Related words

astrogate, balloon, barnstormer, captain, copilot, glide, hedgehop, hydroplane, jet, kamikaze, seaplane, soar, solo, wingman.

Words nearby

picot, pinot, pitot, pivot, plot.

Rhymes with

eyelet.