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Definition: Pilot |
PilotAdjective1. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a trial separation". Noun1. Someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight. 2. A person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor. 3. A program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors. 4. An original model on which something is patterned. 5. Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner. 6. An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track. Verb1. Fly a plane. 2. Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pilot" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Etymology: Pilot \Pi"lot\, noun. [French pilote, probably from Dutch peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. Dutch & German peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to English lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws.. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | PILOT Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching. CAI language, many versions. "Guide to 8080 PILOT", J. Starkweather, Dr Dobb's J (Apr 1977). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Aerospace | 1. A person who handles the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft from within the craft, and in so doing, guides or controls it in three-dimensional flight. 2. A mechanical system designed to exercise control functions in an aircraft or spacecraft.3. To operate, control, or guide an aircraft or spacecraft from within the vehicle so as to move in three-dimensional flight through the air or space. (references) |
Chemical Industry | A small permanent flame used to ignite gas at a burner(2). Source: European Union. (references) |
Economics | 1. A person who flies an airplane. 2. A person whose occupation is to guide ships, particularly along a coast, or into and out of a harbor. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A signal wave in a transmission system, usually a single frequency transmitted over the system to indicate or control its characteristics. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | Carded cloth which is very fulled and napped. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Pilot according to Scaliger, is from an old French word, pile (a ship). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mechanical Engineering | A plain cylindrical part at the end of a drill or other rotating tool which is guided by a jig bushing or by a pilot-hole(i. e. a hole which is to be enlarged by the drill). Source: European Union. (references) |
| Cylindrical pin located in front of cutting portion to guide counterbore into drilled hole:with or without cutting edges(UK)resp. without cutting edges(USA). Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A shaped extension on the end of a piercing or blanking punch used for locating a component in a follow-on tool after an initial piercing operation. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. A cylindrical steel bar extending through and about 8 in (20 cm) beyond the face of a reaming bit. It acts as a guide that follows the original unreamed part of the borehole and hence forces the reaming bit to follow and be concentric with the smaller-diameter, unreamed portion of the original borehole. Syn:reaming pilo b. A cylindrical diamond-set plug, of somewhat smaller diameter than the bit proper, set in the center and projecting beyond the main face of anoncoring bit. See also:pilot bit; stinger. (references) |
Occupations | Pilots airplane to transport passengers, mail, or freight, or for other commercial purposes: Reviews ship's papers to ascertain factors, such as load weight, fuel supply, weather conditions, and flight route and schedule. Orders changes in fuel supply, load, route, or schedule to ensure safety of flight. Reads gauges to verify that oil, hydraulic fluid, fuel quantities, and cabin pressure are at prescribed levels prior to starting engines. Starts engines and taxies airplane to runway. Sets brakes, and accelerates engines to verify operational readiness of components, such as superchargers, carburetor-heaters, and controls. Contacts control tower by radio to obtain takeoff clearance and instructions. Releases brakes and moves throttles and hand and foot controls to take off and control airplane in flight. Pilots airplane to destination adhering to flight plan and regulations and procedures of federal government, company, and airport. Logs information, such as time in flight, altitude flown, and fuel consumed. Must hold commercial pilot's certificate issued by Federal Aviation Administration. May instruct students or pilots in operation of aircraft. May be designated according to federal license held as Transport Pilot (air trans.), or type of commercial activity engaged in as Airplane Pilot (air trans.) or Corporate Pilot (air trans.). May be designated Airplane-Patrol Pilot (business ser.) when piloting airplane over pipelines, train tracks, and communications systems to detect and radio location and nature of damage. May be designated Airplane Captain (air trans.) when in command of aircraft and crew or Airplane First-Officer (air trans.) or Copilot (air trans.) when second in command. (references) |
| Tends machines that bleach or dye skeins of yarn: Hangs yarn skeins over perforated rack. Turns valves to fill dye vats with water, and turns knob to set temperature of water according to specifications. Pours chemical softeners and liquid dyes into vats according to formula. Starts machine that rotates skeins periodically and circulates dye through yarn. Dumps dye solution from vats at end of dyeing cycle and circulates rinse water through yarn. Loops several skeins of yarn together to form bundle and removes yarn bundles from perforated racks. Places bundles of yarn into boxes. May load and unload machine, using chain hoist. Important variables may be indicated by trade names or machines used. (references) | |
Post & Telecom | A low-level signal transmitted for receiver control purposes, e. g. automatic tuning control and automatic gain control. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In television, a pilot is a first, extra long (often twice the normal length, but sometimes longer or shorter) episode of a television series. The pilot is intended to get network programming executives, and later the public, interested in the series, and to set the general background of the story. In telecommunication, a pilot is a signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for supervisory, control, equalization, continuity, synchronization, or reference purposes.Note: Sometimes it is necessary to employ several independent pilot frequencies. Most radio relay systems use radio or continuity pilots of their own but transmit also the pilot frequencies belonging to the carrier frequency multiplex system.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 A pilot is someone who guides ships through the waters near a harbour. A pilot is also someone who flies an aircraft, see Aviator. Many appliances that use natural gas as their fuel utilize a pilot light, which is a small outlet of gas kept continually burning and generally used to light the larger burners on the appliance. The Pilot Pen Corporation is a company whose headquarters are situated in Japan. They are one of the world's major manufacturers of ink-based writing utensils. In railroading, a pilot is the device at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles (also known as a cowcatcher); see pilot (locomotive)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pilot."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In railroading, the pilot is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles from the track that might otherwise derail the train. Archaically this was called a cowcatcher, and this is still the common layman's usage, but this term is deprecated and has not been used by railroad workers for more than a century.On a road locomotive, the pilot has to successfully deflect an obstacle hit at speed; the ideal is to push it upwards and sideways out of the way. The locomotive should not lift on impact or the train will follow, and the ideal is for a fairly smooth structure so that the locomotive will not get caught and pulled sideways off the track either.
They typical shape, therefore, is a blunt wedge that is shallowly V-shaped in plan. In the later days of steam locomotives, the front coupler was designed to swing out of the way also, so it could not get caught up; this was called a drop coupler pilot.
Early on, pilots were normally fabricated of bars mounted on a frame; later on, sheet metal pilots were often used for their additional smoothness, and some cast steel pilots were employed for their mass and smooth shape. Early diesel locomotives followed the same plan.
Slower speed locomotives often had a pilot with steps on it to allow yard workers to ride on the locomotive; these were called footboard pilots. Footboard pilots were outlawed in the 1960s and were removed.
Modern diesel locomotives have flatter, less wedge shaped pilots; this is because a diesel locomotive has the cab near the front, and the crew are vulnerable to impact from obstacles pushed up by the pilot. Indeed, most are fitted with a device known as an anticlimber above the coupler to prevent struck objects from travelling up over the frame and through the cab area.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pilot (locomotive)."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
PILOT | English | Programmed Inquiry Learning or Testing | N/A |
| PIA | English | Pilot Implementations of basic modules for large portable numerical libraries in Ada | Computing, European Union |
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Synonyms: PilotSynonyms: experimental (adj), model(a) (adj), pilot(a) (adj), test(a) (adj), trial(a) (adj), airplane pilot (n), archetype (n), buffer (n), cowcatcher (n), fender (n), original (n), pilot burner (n), pilot film (n), pilot light (n), pilot program (n), aviate (v), fly (v), navigate (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua, shawl, pelisse, wrapper; veil; cape, tippet, kirtle, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik, huke, chlamys, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure; houppelande; surcoat, overcoat, great coat; surtout, spencer; mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat; ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal, poncho, cardinal, pelerine; barbe, chudder, jubbah, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma |
Deity | God the Son, Jesus, Christ; The Messiah, The Anointed, The Saviour, the Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge; The Son of God, The Son of Man, The Son of David; The Lamb of God, The Word; Logos; Emmanuel; Immanuel; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The King of Glory, The Prince of Peace, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World; The Lord our, The Sun of Righteousness; "The Pilot of the Galilean lake". |
Direction | Verb: direct, manage, govern, conduct; order, prescribe, cut out work for; bead, lead; lead the way, show the way; take the lead, lead on; regulate, guide, steer, pilot; tackle |
Director | Guiding star; (guidance); adviser; guide; (information); pilot; helmsman; steersman, steermate; wire-puller. |
Experiment | Grope; feel one's way, grope for one's way; fumble, t_tonner, aller _ t_tons, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler; send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out, see how the wind blows; consult the barometer; feel the pulse; fish for, bob for; cast for, beat about for; angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes. |
Feeler; trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon; pilot engine; scout; straw to show the wind. | |
Food | Beef, bisquit, bun; cornstarch; cookie, cooky; cracker, doughnut; fatling; hardtack, hoecake, hominy; mutton, pilot bread; pork; roti, rusk, ship biscuit; veal; joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled; remove, entremet; releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince; pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat; pie, pasty, volauvent; pudding, omelet; pastry; sweets; kickshaws; condiment. |
Information | Valet de place, cicerone, pilot, guide; guidebook, handbook; vade mecum; manual; map, plan, chart, gazetteer; itinerary; (journey). |
Mariner | Noun: sailor, mariner, navigator; seaman, seafarer, seafaring man; dock walloper; tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A. B.; man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy; skipper; shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman; bargee, gondolier; oar, oarsman; rower; boatswain, coxswain; steersman, pilot; crew. |
Aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus; aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew; astronaut, cosmonaut; parachutist, paratrooper. | |
Ship | Man of war; (combatant); transport, tender, storeship; merchant ship, merchantman; packet, liner; whaler, slaver, collier, coaster, lighter; fishing boat, pilot boat; trawler, hulk; yacht; baggala; floating hotel, floating palace; ocean greyhound. |
Balloon; airship, aeroplane; biplane, monoplane, triplane; hydroplane; aerodrome; air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin; aerostat, Montgolfier; kite, parachute. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | I'm not such a bad pilot myself (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas) Sir, my pilot is taking a leak (Outbreak; writing credit: Laurence Dworet; Robert Roy Pool) He's an pilot. Mitchel Gant, an American (Firefox; writing credit: Craig Thomas; Alex Lasker) I'm a combat pilot, Will (Independence Day; writing credit: Dean Devlin; Roland Emmerich) I was to be a fighter pilot. Or, a grocer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Lyrics | The pilot is too busy flirtin' (Clockwork Creep; performing artist: 10CC) Tra la la la la bombardier this is the pilot speaking (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler) Captain Video, done went home one pilot laid to rest (Midnight At The Lost & Found; performing artist: Meat Loaf) And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come (To the Moon and Back; performing artist: Savage Garden) | |
Clever | The similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies. If ATC screws up, the pilot dies. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Sky Pilot (1973) Jet Pilot (1964) Moon Pilot (1962) Jet Pilot (1957) Test Pilot (1957) | |
Song Titles | Paper Pilot (performing artist: The Animal Band) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | John Taylor, pilot for the Emergency Mosquito Control offices in North Carolina, stands beside a PHS plane. Credit: CDC. |  | Pilot Fatigue Countermeasures. Credit: NASA. |
 | Pilot Plasma Engine. Credit: NASA. |  | HL-10 Lifting Body Pilot Bruce Peterson. Credit: NASA. |
 | Helicopter pilot Budd Christman assisting with tagging of spotted seal pup. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | "Bush Pilot" taking off with a 727 from the dirt strip at Kotzebue, Alaska A short time after the runway was paved. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Coast Guard pilot Lieutenant Vaughan with salmon berries. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | A view of Point Conception and the Point Conception Lighthouse from the Santa Barbara Channel. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 22. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Point Sur along the Big Sur coastline about 25 miles south of Monterey. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 45. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Boat rigged for pole and line fishing. Note live bait tanks on deck fore and aft of pilot house. Poles of varying size are secured in vertical position ready for fishing. The largest poles are rigged to the pulley system that can be seen approximately 5 meters above the deck. Credit: Fisheries. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Dials" by Eric White Commentary: "Dials in the Pilot House of the Midnight Sun." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Ding; air pressure; wing; airplane; pilot; test; precautionary; prepare; preparation. | | Cockpit; pilot; copilot; navigator; air travel; airplane; jet; airlines; airline. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca | A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent. |
St. Jerome | An unstable pilot steers a leaking ship, and the blind is leading the blind straight to the pit. The ruler is like the ruled. |
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Absalom and Achitophel | John Dryden | A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | We cast anchor within a league of the town, and made a signal for a pilot. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Several large pilot studies have demonstrated low error rates. (references) | |
Some pilot studies indicated a lower rate of severe infection in IVIG-treated low birth weight infants compared with placebo-treated patients. (references) | ||
Promising pilot studies should be followed by a validation phase, during which alternative assays for the biomarker are evaluated in a head-to-head comparison and prognostic/predictive value is studied. (references) | ||
Business | Often a pilot project precedes the final choice. (references) | |
The Federal Government has supported numerous pilot projects throughout Germany. (references) | ||
Efforts are focused on a pilot zone, the Gaza Industrial Estate (GIE) at Qarni/Al Muntar. (references) | ||
Children | Russia | The Rights of the Child Program has called for the establishment of an ombudsman for the rights of children with the power to enter and inspect children's facilities at any time of day or night without advance notification and the Ministry of Labor and Social Development continued to work with UNICEF on a pilot program to establish regional children's rights ombudsmen. (references) |
Morocco | The Government continued a pilot training program for the visually impaired sponsored in part by a member of the royal family. (references) | |
Brazil | In July 2000, the Government announced the first national pilot program to combat child prostitution, which received a budget during the year of $556,000 (1 million reais). (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Sweden | To remedy this situation, the Government continued to experiment with pilot programs at selected border crossings to provide expeditious legal assistance. (references) |
Economic History | China | Thirty-one Chinese universities have been approved to run pilot projects for distance learning. (references) |
Switzerland | The "Energie Schweiz" program is also open to foreign companies seeking to participate in relevant R&D projects, pilot plants etc. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bangladesh | Due to the judicial system's million-case backlog, the Ministry of Law initiated a pilot program in Comilla offering Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in some civil cases, whereby citizens have the opportunity to have their cases mediated by persons with a background in law before filing their cases. (references) |
Ethiopia | In September the Government stopped POW repatriations until it received information from Eritrea on a captured Ethiopian pilot; in October there was one exchange of POW's, but they did not resume otherwise by year's end. (references) | |
China | In late 1998, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) launched a 4-year pilot project in 32 counties. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Sri Lanka | Under a pilot program, Veddas received special identity cards to enable their use of these forest areas. (references) |
Minorities | Portugal | In an effort to combat discrimination, the NGO, together with the Roma community's representative association, developed a pilot program to teach Roma history and culture in primary schools. (references) |
Poland | In February the Government began a pilot project to help the Roma community in the Province of Malopolska. (references) | |
Political Economy | THAILAND | The pilot program for EDI became operational early in 1998 and the system reportedly covered 90 percent of Thai exports and 70 percent of imports as of October 2001. Customs Act amendments that went into effect January 2000 established transaction value as the basic standard for assessing customs duties, but officials reportedly are not applying the new standard in all cases. (references) |
Sudan | On May 9, an ICRC airplane was shot at, and the Danish pilot was killed. (references) | |
Political Rights | Kyrgyz Republic | Pilot elections for the heads of local administrations were held in 16 villages in the spring and in 9 cities during the summer. (references) |
Trade | Bulgaria | TDA funds feasibility studies, consulting contracts, training programs, and other project planning services related to U.S. exports, as well as grants for pilot procurements of U.S. machinery or equipment. (references) |
Eq. Guinea | The U.S. Export-Import Bank has a pilot program to support U.S. export sales to public-sector buyers in Equatorial Guinea. (references) | |
Ukraine | USAID will support LEAP pilot projects in six Ukrainian communities and will develop training materials, guidelines and centers of excellence. (references) | |
Travel | New Zealand | The United States and New Zealand enjoy a visa waiver pilot program allowing travel, without a visa, for stays up to 90 days. (references) |
Women | Israel and the occupied territories | In response to a High Court of Justice ruling, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) since 1996 has permitted women to enter pilot training. (references) |
South Africa | In 2000 the Government launched a pilot project in two communities aimed at providing holistic care for rape victims. (references) | |
Worker Rights | El Salvador | IPEC continued to conduct a number of pilot programs with international funding. (references) |
India | During 2000 a Prerana pilot program trained employees of a large Maharashtra government enterprise to identify and assist trafficking victims during their daily bus commute; Prerana also has enlisted the assistance of state police, who help train the workers. (references) | |
Bangladesh | The Center for Women and Children (CWCS) has networks to monitor trafficking across the country, conducts awareness meetings, and has a pilot project to make police aware of the rights of women and children. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Ed McMahon | Let me put it this way. I'm an Irishman. I was a Marine fighter pilot. We do tend to have a drink once in a while. When you get back from one of those missions, you do want to take a little taste of the sauce. |
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John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | In turning south, the pilot made a serious navigational error which carried him over Soviet territory. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | A few days after the war began, I received a telegram from Joanne Speicher, the wife of the first pilot killed in the gulf, Lieutenant Commander Scott Speicher. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Pilot" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.73% of the time. "Pilot" is used about 3,079 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.73% | 3,009 | 3,109 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.65% | 51 | 47,619 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.32% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.29% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,079 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "pilot" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Pilot | Last name | 400 | 19,000 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Japan | Pilot Corporation | USA | Pilot Network Services, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Pilot, VA |
Expressions using "pilot": aerobatic pilot ♦ airline pilot ♦ airline transport pilot ♦ airplane pilot ♦ Application pilot for people with special needs ♦ automatic pilot ♦ bomber pilot ♦ Branch pilot ♦ car pilot ♦ chase pilot ♦ check pilot ♦ chief pilot ♦ coast pilot ♦ combat pilot ♦ commercial pilot ♦ dock pilot ♦ drop the pilot ♦ fighter pilot ♦ glider pilot ♦ harbor pilot ♦ harbour pilot ♦ Ice pilot ♦ industrial pilot projects ♦ Interoperable Modular Pilot Plants Underlying Logistic System in Europe ♦ interrupted pilot ♦ jet pilot ♦ navy pilot ♦ on automatic pilot ♦ pilot a bill ♦ pilot a bill through parliament ♦ pilot alarm ♦ pilot balloon ♦ pilot bird ♦ pilot biscuit ♦ pilot bit ♦ pilot blacksnake ♦ pilot board ♦ pilot boat ♦ pilot bread ♦ pilot burner ♦ pilot cadet ♦ pilot chart ♦ pilot cloth ♦ pilot controller system ♦ pilot dues ♦ pilot engine ♦ pilot error ♦ pilot European Image Processing Archive ♦ pilot experiment ♦ pilot film ♦ pilot fish ♦ pilot flag ♦ pilot flame ♦ Pilot Grove ♦ pilot hand wheel ♦ Pilot Hill ♦ pilot house ♦ pilot instructor ♦ pilot jack ♦ pilot jacket ♦ pilot jet ♦ Pilot Knob ♦ pilot ladder ♦ pilot lamp ♦ pilot light ♦ pilot model ♦ Pilot Mound ♦ Pilot Mountain ♦ pilot nut ♦ pilot officer ♦ pilot parachute ♦ pilot plant ♦ pilot point ♦ pilot program ♦ pilot project ♦ Pilot Projects ♦ pilot punch ♦ pilot reamer bit ♦ Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic ♦ Pilot Rock ♦ pilot scheme ♦ pilot snake ♦ Pilot Station ♦ pilot study ♦ pilot tape ♦ pilot through ♦ pilot valve ♦ pilot vessel ♦ pilot warning instrument ♦ pilot wave ♦ pilot whale ♦ pilot wheel ♦ private pilot ♦ Professional Pilot ♦ robot pilot ♦ sea pilot ♦ second pilot ♦ senior commercial pilot ♦ senior pilot ♦ sergeant pilot ♦ sky pilot. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "pilot": pilot-adventurer, pilot-berths, pilot-book, pilot-chute, pilot-coat, pilot-holes, pilot-in-command, pilot-induced, pilot-less, pilot-plant, pilot-prince, pilot-scale, pilot-seat, pilot-study, pilot-style, pilot-surveyed, pilot-test, pilot-tested, pilot-to-controller. | |
Ending with "pilot": auto-pilot, pre-pilot, single-pilot, test-pilot. | |
Containing "pilot": co-pilot seat, co-pilot-was, ex-pilot-boat, single-pilot-panel. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
palm pilot | 5,225 | palm pilot free ware | 187 |
pilot | 1,790 | plane and pilot | 181 |
honda pilot | 1,571 | pilot license | 180 |
stone temple pilot | 1,545 | palm pilot free software | 179 |
pilot virginia | 910 | private pilot | 170 |
fighter pilot | 849 | airline pilot | 163 |
pilot virginian | 791 | pilot online | 141 |
pilot job | 551 | pilot va | 138 |
palm pilot software | 503 | pilot shop | 136 |
palm pilot game | 405 | garmin street pilot | 134 |
pilot training | 371 | palm pilot downloads | 129 |
jefferson pilot | 321 | 2004 honda pilot | 123 |
jet pilot | 293 | pilot school | 121 |
palm pilot free game | 292 | sportys pilot shop | 119 |
pilot supply | 285 | center pilot travel | 119 |
military pilot | 259 | pilot gear | 118 |
street pilot | 257 | free palm pilot downloads | 117 |
stone temple pilot lyrics | 230 | pilot candidate | 115 |
pilot pen | 226 | honda pilot accessory | 114 |
gift for pilot | 211 | pilot watch | 111 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "pilot"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | program eksperimental, pilotoj, pilot (aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer), pararojë (advance, advance guard, avant garde, Van, vanguard), udhëheq (conduct, direct, fugle, guide, head, lead, pioneer), timonier (Cox, coxswain, helmsman, navigator, steersman, wheelsman), ngas (bother, drive, fly, irritate, Josh, molest, ride, run, steer, tease), model (cast, classic, classical, copybook, example, exemplar, fashion, figure, make, model, Mold, mould, norm, paradigm, paragon, pattern, sample, sampler, shape, style, type), emision i parë, drejtues (administrator, conductor, foremost, front-bencher, governing, head, leader, leading, managerial, managing, mentor, supervisor), drejtoj (address, administer, administrate, aim, aim at, align, Aline, bend, boss, canalize, Cann, carry on, chair, channel, command, con, conduct, direct, drive, funnel, govern, guide, head, keep, lead, level, manage, navigate, operate, order, point, preside, rectify, refer, rein, relegate, rule, set, shirk, shoot, show, shunt, superintend, supervise, tend, train, unbend, vector). (various references) | |
Arabic | مرشد السفن, مرشد (conductor, guide, instructor, leader, usher), مدير الدفة (steersman), قاد طائرة (navigate airplane), قاد (carry, command, conduct, direct, drive, drove, govern, guide, handle, head, helm, induct, introduce, lead, lead in, lead up to, marshal, mastermind, navigate, officer, orientate, preside, run, see out, shepherd, show, show out, steer, take the lead, usher), قائد الطائرة (captain), سير سفينة, طيار (airman, flier, flying), جرب (experience, experiment, give it a try, give it a whirl, have a go, proof, scab, tempt, test, try, try out), أرشد (brief, direct, guide, instruct, lead, lead about, marshal, officer, streamline, tutor), ربان (boatswain, captain, master, navigator, rabbi, skipper), دليل (attestation, clue, companion, directory, evidence, guide, guidebook, in evidence, index, proof, substantiation, telltale, testimonial, testimony). (various references) | |
Asturian | pilotu. (various references) | |
Bemba | kensha wa ndeke. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | водя (carry on, conduct, deliver, go, guide, keep, lead, manage, prevent, prosecute, pursue, take, usher in, wage), пилотирам (fly, navigate), помощен (adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, helping, pony, relief, servo-, subservient, subsidiary), превеждам (interpret, remit, render, transfer, translate, transpose), прекарвам (convey, have, lead, pass, pass away, reside, run, spend, spin out, take over, wheel), летец (aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer, flying man, sky pilot), лоцман (pilot fish, rudder-fish), направлявам (helm, regulate, rein), направляващо устройство, пилот (aviator), водач (commander, conductor, fugleman, guide, leader, pacer, pathfinder), скара отпред на локомотив, карам (auto, cart, cause, drive, get along, have, impel, keep, lead, make, move, oar, occasion, propel, render, roll along, run, sail, serve, set, set off, start, urge on, wheel), командир (commandant, commander, sirdar), контролен (check, control, inspectoral, inspectorial, master, supervisory), кормчия (coxswain, helmsman, man at the helm, navigating officer, navigator, steersman), регулиращо устройство, ръководител (administrator, boss, director, instructor, leader, manager, mastermind, principal, supervisor), спомагателен (accessary, accessory, accidental, adjunct, ancillary, auxiliary, helping, servo-, subsidiary, supporting, tributary), спомагателен механизъм (doctor), опитен (adept, capable, consummate, empiric, empirical, experienced, experimental, expert, good, grey, laboratory, old, old hand, perfect, practised, proficient, ripe, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful, sophisticated, thorough-paced, versed, veteran, whizbang). (various references) | |
Cebuano | piloto. (various references) | |
Chamorro | pilotu. (various references) | |
Chinese | 駕駛員 , 飞行员 (Aviator), 飛行員 (aviator). (various references) | |
Cornish | lewyer. (various references) | |
Czech | prùzkumový, prùkopnický (epoch making, innovative), pilotovat (fly, navigate), pilot, lodivod, kormidelník (Cox, coxswain, helmsman, steerer, steersman), řídit (administrate, conduct, control, direct, drive, fly, govern, guide, handle, head, keep, lead, manage, manoeuvre, navigate, operate, order, preside, regulate, steer, supervise, wield). (various references) | |
Danish | pilot (aviator). (various references) | |
Dutch | loodsen (navigation, pilotage of vessels, to pilot), loods (barn, barrack, shack, shanty, stand), binnenbrengen (introduction, to bring in, to carry in). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | antanca p'ahuachic. (various references) | |
Esperanto | piloto, piloti. (various references) | |
Faeroese | loðsur (boat pilot), leiðvísi, leiðvísari. (various references) | |
Farsi | پیلوت , چراغ راهنما, لیدر, خلبانی کردن , خلبان هواپیما, اسباب تنظیم ومیزان کردن چیزی , ازمایشی (Experimental, Tentative), رهبری کردن (Conduce, Head, Lead, Spearhead), رهبر (Guide, Leader, Premier(Re), Rector, Skipper), راننده کشتی , راندن (Booh, Dislodge, Drive, Force, Hurry, Poach, Rein, Repulse, Row, Steer, Stub, Unkennel, Whisk). (various references) | |
Finnish | pilottisignaali, pilotti (pilot wave), sytytysliekki (pilot flame, pilot light), satamaluotsi, ohjaustappi (dowel, dowel pin, guide pin, peg), ohjata (conduct, direct, drive, guide, lead, navigate, steer), ohjaaja (chauffeur, director, driver, instructor, leader), luotsi, luotsata, lentäjä (airman, aviator, flyer), hakutappi (pilot punch, pummel). (various references) | |
French | pilote, lamaneur. (various references) | |
Frisian | piloat. (various references) | |
German | Lotse (air traffic controller, flight controller, guide, navigator), Pilot (driver racing), steuern (steer, manage, taxes, to control, to steer), lotsen (guide, steer). (various references) | |
Greek | πιλοτάρω (aviate, navigate), οδηγός ζώων (cow-catcher), οδηγός φλόγα (pilot flame, pilot light), οδηγώ (drive), πλοηγός, πλοηγόσ (navigator), οδηγός διάτρησης, πηδαλιούχοσ (coxswain, helmsman, steerer, steersman), κύμα ελέγχου (pilot wave), πιλότος, πιλότοι πρωτομάδας,δευτερομάδας,κ.λπ., πιλότοσ, συνοδός (accompanying person, attendant, attendee, companion, concomitant, convoy man, convoyer, guide), καθοδηγητικό στέλεχος (guide pin), καθοδηγητικός πείρος (pilot punch, pummel), πηδαλιουχώ (helm, steer). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לשמש כטיס, להדריך (conduct, direct, educate, guide, instruct, steer, tutor), לנתב (direct, route, trace the way), לנוט (navigate, steer), טייס, טיס (airman, aviator, flier, flyer), נתב (navigator, tracker), נוט (navigator, steersman). (various references) | |
Hungarian | pilóta (flying man, airman, aviator), kormányos (helmsman, steersman). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pilot (airman, aviator, flyer), pandu (pathfinder, scout). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | qangatasuuqti. (various references) | |
Italian | pilota (aviator). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 飛行家 (aviator), 飛行士 , パイル織 (pile fabric, pilot boat, pilot farm, pilot lamp, pilot shop, pilot survey, pine, pineapple juice, pirate, pirated edition, pirate's pants, powder, powdery, Pyrex, Pyrex glass, Pyroceram), 水先案内 (pilotage), 機長 , 操縦士 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | パイロット , そうじゅうし, きちょう (basis, book-keeping, coming back to ones country, entry, keynote, precious, registry, returning from abroad, screen, signature, valuable), ひこうか (aviator), ひこうし, みずさきあんない (pilotage). (various references) | |
Korean | 조종사. (various references) | |
Macedonian | pilot. (various references) | |
Manx | stiureyder (conductor, controller, coxswain, director, helmsman, manipulator, navigator, regulator, steersman, superintendent, supervisor), stiurey (command, control, controllability, direct, direction, guide, handle, handling, helm, lead, manage, manipulate, manipulation, navigate, navigation, piloting, regulate, regulation, rudder, steer, steering, superintendence, supervise, supervision), leeideilagh purtey. (various references) | |
Maori | kai-urungi. (various references) | |
Norwegian | los. (various references) | |
Papiamen | pilot. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ilotpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | piloto (aviator, driver, navigating officer, navigator, pilot light, steersman, wheelsman), pilotar (to pilot), guiar (guide, steer), guia (guide). (various references) | |
Provencal | pilòt. (various references) | |
Romanian | pilota (fly, hand signal, navigate, ply, sail, steer), pilot (airman, man at the wheel, navigator, pile, steerer), undã pilot, supapã auxiliarã, stâlp (adherent, backbone, column, pier, pilaster, pillar, post, prop, pylon, shaft, spile, staff, stake, stanchion, strut, stud, support, supporter, upholder), ghida (conduct, direct, guide, lead), ghid experimentat, conduce (conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, head, lead, rule), cãlãuzi (advise, guide, head, prevent, teach). (various references) | |
Romansch | pilot. (various references) | |
Russian | управлять пилот управляющий, снегоочиститель (snowplough), регулирующий (adjusting, regulating, regulative), кормчий (helmsman), контрольный (auditorial, check), вспомогательный (ancillary), опытный проводник, лоцман (harbor pilot, pilot fish), летчик (aviator, flier, flyer, flying man), быть проводником, проводник (conductor), пробный (tentative), пилотировать, пилот (aviator). (various references) | |
Samoan | leoleo. (various references) | |
Sepedi | mofofane. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pilotirati (aviate, fly), pilot (aviator, flier), sprovoditi (carry out, put into effect), letač (flier, flyer), kormilar (coxswain, helmsman, steersman, wheelman), avijatičar (aviator). (various references) | |
Spanish | piloto (airman, aviator, flyer, mate, sidelight, tail lamp, taillight), guía (leader, guide, guidebook, handbook). (various references) | |
Swedish | pilot (pilot wave), lotsa (guide, navigate), lots. (various references) | |
Turkish | pilotluk yapmak (aviate), pilot (aircraftman, aviator, birdman, flier, flyer), yol göstermek (beacon, direct, front, give smb. a lead, give smb. the wall, guide, lead, lead off, lead the way, prevent, Shepherd), yedek (backup, donkey, duplicate, jury, refill, replacement, reserve, reserve service, reservist, spare, stand by, substitute), uçak kullanmak (aviate), rehber (careers officer, cicerone, conductor, courier, directory, guidance conselor, guide, guidebook, handbook, pathfinder), kumanda düzeni, kullanmak (employ, make use of, turn to account, use), kontrol (check, clutch, clutches, control, countenance, examination, governance, helm, inspection, rein, superintendence, supervision, wire), kılavuzluk etmek, kılavuz (baedeker, code, conductor, guide, lead, manual, pioneer, rudder), deney (experiment, proving, test), deneme (assay, bash, crack, dissertation, effort, essay, experiment, experimentation, fling, go, practice, probation, proof, proving, shakedown, shot, study, tentative, test, testing, touch, trial, try, try out, whack, workout), ayarlayıcı (adjusting, regulative), öncü (advance, advance guard, advanced, apostle, avant garde, bannerbearer, high priest, initiator, pioneer, pole star, precursor, spearhead, trailblazer, vanguard). (various references) | |
Turkmen | pilot (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | регулюючий (regulative, regulatory), вести (captain, conduct, guide, lead, lead up, pioneer, prosecute, transact), льотчик (airman, aviator, flier, flyer), лоцман, бути провідником, пілотувати, пілот (aviator), провідник (cicerone, conductor, guide), дослідний, допоміжний (accessary, accessorial, accessory, adjuvant, auxiliary, collateral, emergency, intermediate, ministerial, secondary, subsidiary, utility). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | phi công lái máy bay bay thử (test pilot), ngọn lửa chong đèn hướng dẫn (pilot-light), ngọn đèn chong (pilot-light), khí cầu đo gi (pilot-balloon), kế hoạch thứ điểm (pilot scheme), đầu máy thử đường (pilot-engine), đèn điều khiển (pilot-light). (various references) | |
Welsh | awyrennwr (airman, aviator). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | pedon. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adversi, adversis, adverso, adversos, adversum, adversus, gubernabat, gubernans, gubernantis, gubernare, gubernat, gubernator, gubernatores, gubernatori, gubernatorum, gubernatur, gubernavit. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pilot": pilotage, pilotages, piloted, pilothouse, pilothouses, piloting, pilotings, pilotless, pilots. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "pilot": autopilot, copilot. (additional references) | |
Words containing "pilot": autopilots, copilots. (additional references) | |
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"Pilot" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gilot, iplet, ipol, pailo, pallot, Peixoto, Pejot, pellot, pelot, philoi, Philorth, Pibor, pidot, pielet, Pielou, pigot, pilao, pilat, Pilato, pilet, Pilkou, pillo, pilloe, pilo, pilost, Pilota, pilotari, pilote, Pilotta, pilou, pilov, pilt, pilth, piltt, pilty, pimot, piol, piolet, Piot, Pirot, pitol, pitot, Pixote, pizo, pliet, plift, pliolite, ploit, ploot, Pokot, Poltox, prilt, psilo, pulot, pul-owt, Pygot, pylox, Pyot. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pilot" (pronounced pī"lut) |
| 4 | -ī" l u t | eyelet. |
| 3 | -l u t | amulet, anklet, appellate, articulate, autopilot, ballot, billet, booklet, boomlet, bracelet, branchlet, bullet, Charlotte, chocolate, collet, consulate, copilot, immaculate, inarticulate, desolate, droplet, emasculate, Gantlet, gauntlet, giblet, goblet, gullet, hamlet, harlot, helot, inviolate, lancelet, leaflet, mallet, Merlot, Millet, mullet, omelet, palate, palette, pallet, pamphlet, particulate, pellet, piglet, platelet, prelate, quintuplet, scarlet, sextuplet, skillet, starlet, tablet, template, templet, toilet, triplet, ultraviolet, Violet, wallet, zealot. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-l-o-p-t" | |
-1 letter: loti, plot, toil, topi. | |
-2 letters: lip, lit, lop, lot, oil, opt, pit, poi, pol, pot, til, tip, top. | |
-3 letters: it, li, lo, op, pi, ti, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-l-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: pilots, piolet, pistol, polite, polity, pontil, spoilt. | |
+2 letters: apostil, capitol, coalpit, copilot, diplont, exploit, galipot, hilltop, hoplite, optical, optimal, petiole, piloted, pinitol, piolets, pistole, pistols, pivotal, poitrel, politer, politic, pollist, poloist, pontils, potboil, potlike, potline, slipout, spotlit, talipot, topical, topline, topsail, topsoil, tripoli. | |
+3 letters: antipole, anviltop, apostils, capitols, coalpits, colpitis, copilots, dioptral, diplomat, diplonts, epicotyl, exploits, galipots, gallipot, helicopt, heliport, helistop, hilltops, hoplites, hoplitic, hospital, impolite, isopleth, lepidote, leprotic, leptonic, lipocyte, lipomata, loopiest, loppiest, lopstick, milepost, oppilant, oppilate, optional, petaloid, petiolar, petioled, petioles, petrolic, pilewort, pilosity, pilotage, piloting, pinitols, pisolite, pistoled, pistoles, platonic, pliotron, plotline, plottier, plotties, plotting, plotzing, plutonic, poetical, poetlike, poitrels, polarity, polemist, politely, politest, politick, politico, politics, polities, pollists, poloists, ponytail, poplitic, populist, portlier, potboils, potlines, poultice, psilotic, shoplift, slipknot, slipouts, spoliate, sportily, spottily, talapoin, talipots, terpinol, tholepin, toplines, toppling, topsails, topsoils, torpidly, triploid, tripodal, tripolis, troopial, tropical, troupial, unpolite, unspoilt. | |
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