pilot
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈpaɪlət/
:
piloto
- As the pilot announced our descent, everyone prepared for landing.
- airline pilots
- pilots fly
- fighter pilot
She's a former Apache pilot and retired Army.
- She's a former Apache pilot and retired Army.
- He said a skilled pilot trusts his instrumentation.
- I became the first black female pilot of a spacecraft in history.
- My dad was a helicopter pilot captain in the US Army.
- And he's a Bush pilot, hunter, fisherman.
- We have to go rescue this helicopter pilot and get him out.
- And so all these pilots get their pensions.
- The FAA make sure that private pilots, commercial pilots, they all understand it.
- And then I'm sitting there and the pilots goes, who's in charge here?
- This was definitely the pilot doing something bad.
Examples
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The pilot skillfully navigated the aircraft through the stormy weather.
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What are you going to tell the pilot when you get on the plane?
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But, yes, originally, I did sign up to be a pilot.
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I'll tell the pilot when I get on.
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I became the first black female pilot of a spacecraft in history.
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My dad was a helicopter pilot captain in the US Army.
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"Miss Bloom, it's time," the pilot said over the noise of the airplane.
Fiction book (1991) -
The plane is taxing, and the pilot is pulling in towards me.
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Grant listened to the crackle in his earphones as the pilot talked to the tower.
Fiction book (1990) -
Airline records list a Captain Harold Macintosh as the pilot of flight 2207.
Synonyms
37
4.6
A person who flies a plane or other aircraft
29
4.0
A person who flies military combat planes
28
3.5
A person who flies or helps fly planes in the air force
19
4.2
A person who flies an aircraft as its pilot
16
3.3
A person who helps the main pilot fly an aircraft
12
6.0
A person who flies new planes to see how they perform
2
6.0
A person who flies military planes to fight enemy aircraft
1
9.6
A person who pilots or travels in a balloon, for example a hot air balloon
1
3.2
A person who flies a plane and has a licence
A person who helps the main pilot and can fly the plane if needed
Compounds
- Specialized
An automatic machine that controls a ship, plane or spacecraft without a person
- Specialized
A small boat that takes a person who guides large ships into and out of port
- Archaic
A very hard plain biscuit that keeps for a long time and sailors use on ships
- Specialized
A map that shows common winds, currents, and weather for a sea area and season
- Specialized
A small balloon released to find wind direction and speed high in the sky
- Specialized
A small initial test to check if a research method is possible and how much time and money it needs
- Specialized
A rope ladder with wooden or metal steps that you use to board a ship from a small boat
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pilot comes from an old word meaning 'to guide' or 'steer', so think of a pilot as the person who steers a ship or aircraft to safety.