pilot

CEFRA2

/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person trained to fly an aircraft.

  2. 02

    verb

    To control an aircraft or guide a project.

Examples

  • A moment's hesitation may cost a pilot his life.

  • The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
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Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰaɪ̯.lət]
  • /ˈpɑɪ̯.lət/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A guide book for maritime navigation.

  2. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

  3. A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.

More examples

In context

  • The pilot landed the airplane in the field.

  • So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots.

  • We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”).