pilot

Nouns

• (n) someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight airplane pilot,
• (n) a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
• (n) a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors pilot film, pilot program,
• (n) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
  • this painting is a copy of the original
  archetype, original,
• (n) small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner pilot burner, pilot light,
• (n) an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track cowcatcher, fender, buffer,

Verbs

• (v) operate an airplane
  • The pilot flew to Cuba
  aviate, fly,
• (v) 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?
  navigate,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity