SkyfireDict

pilot   (TTS Sound)

The noun pilot has 6 senses

• pilot, airplane pilot -- (someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight)


• pilot -- (a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor)


• pilot program, pilot film, pilot -- (a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors)


• original, archetype, pilot -- (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original")


• pilot burner, pilot light, pilot -- (small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner)


• fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot -- (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)

The verb pilot has 2 senses

• fly, aviate, pilot -- (operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba")


• navigate, pilot -- (act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?")