to pilot
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3.7
- verb
- /ˈpaɪlət/
:
pilotar
- The team decided to pilot the new marketing strategy before launching it nationwide.
- pilot a program
- pilot a project
- develop and pilot
Examples
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The Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education began to pilot their new courses in the fall of 1989.
Academic text (1990) -
Music teachers should have lots of opportunities to pilot and respond to proposed curriculum changes.
Academic text (2005) -
The project is far enough along for her to pilot test it next summer.
Academic text (2006) -
Nine teachers agreed to pilot the games as part of this research.
Academic text (1997) -
The Special Education Department is getting ready to pilot its new courses.
Academic text (1990) -
As a result of these concerns, some faculty members are now piloting 12- and 16-week online courses.
Academic text (2009) -
GP consortia will be ideally placed to pilot new ways of working that focus on long-term conditions.
Academic text (2011) -
Smith said Steelcase will begin piloting its PDM system this month.
Academic text (1994) -
In preparation for this, the NMC is piloting its new system of revalidation.
Academic text (2015) -
To date, all but three states have implemented, are piloting, or are planning teacher induction programs (Huling-Austin, 1988).
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
38
3.8
Plan and control the route of a vehicle like a ship or plane
2
5.5
To be in charge of a ship or boat
Antonyms
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 Involved
Surface Forms
Etymology
To pilot a project borrows the same idea of 'guiding'—you lead a process like a pilot guiding a ship, which is why small test runs are often called 'pilot' projects.