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pilot

('p/aI/l/@/t )

someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight(noun.person)

Synonym:
airplane pilot

source: wordnet30
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors(noun.communication)

Synonym:
pilot film, pilot program

source: wordnet30
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
archetype, original

source: wordnet30
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
pilot burner, pilot light

source: wordnet30
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
buffer, cowcatcher, fender

source: wordnet30
One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.(noun)

source: webster1913
One who flies, or is qualified to fly, a balloon, an airship, or a flying machine.(noun)

source: webster1913

operate an airplane(verb.motion)

Example:
The pilot flew to Cuba.

Synonym:
aviate, fly

source: wordnet30
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance(verb.motion)

Synonym:
navigate

source: wordnet30
To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fly, or act as pilot of (an aircraft).(verb)

source: webster1913

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