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- Dictionarypilot/ˈpʌɪlət/
noun
- 1. a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft: "a strike by local airline pilots" Similar
- 2. a television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series: "he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom" Similar
adjective
- 1. done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely: "a pilot scheme for training workers"
verb
- 1. be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship): "he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville" Similar
- 2. test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely: "one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June" Similar
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PILOT definition: 1. a person who flies an aircraft: 2. a person with detailed knowledge of an area of water, such…. Learn more.
1. a. : one employed to steer a ship : helmsman. b. : a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters. c. : a person who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft. 2. : guide, leader. 3. : cowcatcher. 4. : a piece that guides a tool or machine part. 5.
Pilot definition: a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.. See examples of PILOT used in a sentence.
A pilot is a person who steers a ship through a difficult stretch of water, for example the entrance to a harbour. 3. verb. If someone pilots an aircraft or ship, they act as its pilot. He piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Definitions of pilot. noun. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight. synonyms: airplane pilot. see more. noun. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor. see more. verb. operate an airplane. synonyms: aviate, fly. fly. transport by aeroplane. fly. travel in an airplane. fly.