harbour pilot
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pilot — pi|lot1 W3 [ˈpaılət] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pilote, from Italian pedota, from Greek pedon oar ] 1.) someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft ▪ an airline pilot ▪ a fighter pilot ▪ The official repo … Dictionary of contemporary English
pilot — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft: an airline pilot 2 someone with a special knowledge of a particular area of water, who is employed to guide ships across it: a harbour pilot 3 a television programme… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pilot — 1. noun 1) a fighter pilot Syn: airman, airwoman, flyer, captain; informal skipper; N.Amer.; informal jock; dated aviator 2) a harbour pilot Syn: navigator, helmsman, steersman … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Harbour porpoise — Harbour porpoise[1] Size comparison against an … Wikipedia
pilot — ► NOUN 1) a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2) a person with local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving a harbour. 3) something done or produced as an experiment or test before wider… … English terms dictionary
Maritime pilot — pilot station redirects here. For the city in Alaska, see Pilot Station, Alaska. Columbia River Bar Pilot boat CHINOOK A pilot is a mariner who guides ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbours or river mouths. With the… … Wikipedia
pilot — [[t]pa͟ɪlət[/t]] ♦♦♦ pilots, piloting, piloted 1) N COUNT A pilot is a person who is trained to fly an aircraft. He spent seventeen years as an airline pilot. ...fighter pilots of the British Royal Air Force. 2) N COUNT A pilot is a person who… … English dictionary
pilot — n. & v. n. 1 a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2 a person qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving harbour. 3 (usu. attrib.) an experimental undertaking or test, esp. in advance of a larger one (a pilot… … Useful english dictionary
pilot — /ˈpaɪlət / (say puyluht) noun 1. a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbour or through certain difficult waters. 2. the steersman of a ship. 3. Aeronautics someone who controls an aeroplane, balloon, or other aircraft. 4. a… …
pilot flag — /ˈpaɪlət flæg/ (say puyluht flag) noun 1. a square flag bearing three blue and three yellow vertical stripes, flown to request an official pilot for navigating a harbour, river, etc. 2. a rectangular flag with its upper half white and its lower… …
pilot — noun 1》 a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2》 a person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving a harbour. ↘archaic a guide or leader. 3》 [often as modifier] something done or… … English new terms dictionary
