to pilot
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3.4
- verb
- /ˈpaɪlət/
:
pilotar
- The day you put the idea in my head I could pilot a ship in space.
- pilot a ship
I wish I was piloting a street Zamboni right now.
- I wish I was piloting a street Zamboni right now.
- Like like a year or two ago, there was one day where in the morning I went and I piloted a fighter jet for NASA training.
- But he he pilots it and brings it down and drops off the another toggle into the atmosphere.
- Her soul is in that Med suit, and if Hunt were to get in there, he might be able to pilot himself and in like a little spaceship and reach his mate.
Examples
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Nero: Captain Pike, you will pilot a shuttle and come aboard the Narada for negotiations.
Academic text (2009) -
Piloting today's giant oil tankers is a big responsibility.
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- I'll pilot this ship, he can take mine.
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Both we brothers are competent to pilot this vessel without you.
Fiction book (1991) -
Are you aware that the plane you were piloting went down?
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The first human to ever pilot a V shuttle... Tyler Evans.
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Dad didn't get to pilot, but he insisted on being aboard when she went up.
Fiction book (1997) -
I think it depends on who's piloting the plane.
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Under your command, you will pilot the Parsifal back 200 years and track the cutter's movement to the meteor field.
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The experienced pilot will pilot the plane during our long-haul flight.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Travel in an airplane or control a plane
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3.8
Plan and control the route of a vehicle like a ship or plane
1
8.7
To fly a plane or other aircraft
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 Skillfully
Surface Forms
Etymology
To pilot a vehicle comes from the idea 'to guide' or 'steer', so to pilot a plane or ship is to steer it carefully and keep it safe.