pilot

See also Pilot

English

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Etymology

From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian piloto, from Late Latin pillottus; perhaps ultimately from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdon, “blade of an oar, oar”) [1], hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdalion), "rudder" [2].

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈpaɪlət/
• Rhymes: -aɪlət

Noun

pilot (plural pilots)

1. (nautical) A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
2. (nautical) A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
3. (now rare) A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
   • 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 87:

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

4. (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
5. (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series
6. (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
7. A pilot light.

Derived terms

terms derived from pilot (noun)

autopilot bush pilot copilot hangar pilot

Palm Pilot pilot fish pilot whale test pilot

Translations

controller of aircraft

Arabic: طيار (ar) (ṭayyār) m., (female) طيارة (ar) (ṭayyāra) f. Armenian: օդաչու (hy) (òdaču) Breton: loman m. Bulgarian: летец (bg) (letec) m. Catalan: pilot (ca) m. and f. Chechen: кеманхо, пилот Cherokee: ᎦᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ (ganohilidohi) Chinese: Mandarin: 飛行員 (cmn), 飞行员 (cmn) (fēixíngyuán), 駕駛員 (cmn), 驾驶员 (cmn) (jiàshǐyuán) Czech: pilot (cs) m. Danish: pilot (da) Dutch: piloot (nl) m. Estonian: piloot (et) Finnish: lentäjä (fi), pilotti (fi) French: pilote (fr) m. German: Pilot (de) m., Flugzeugführer (de) m. Greek: πιλότος (pilótos) m., χειριστής (çiristís) (rare) m., πλοηγός (ploigós) (rare) m., κυβερνήτης (civernítis) (passenger aircraft only) m.

Hebrew: טייס (he) (tayas) m. Hungarian: pilóta (hu) Italian: pilota (it) m. and f. Japanese: パイロット (ja) (pairotto) Korean: 조종사 (ko) (jojongsa) Kurdish: Kurmanji: pîlot Macedonian: пилот (pilot) m. Northern Sami: girdi Norwegian: pilot (no) m. Polish: pilot (pl) m. Portuguese: piloto (pt) m. Romanian: pilot (ro) Russian: лётчик (ru) (ljótčik) m., пилот (ru) (pilót) m. Spanish: piloto (es) m. Swahili: rubani (sw) Swedish: pilot (sv) c. Vietnamese: phi công (vi)

steerer

Chinese: Mandarin: 領航 (cmn), 领航 (cmn) (lǐngháng) Russian: штурман (ru) (štúrman) m.

Swahili: marubani (sw) Swedish: styrman (sv) c.

person who helps navigate the harbor or coast

Breton: loman m., levier Chinese: Mandarin: 引水人 (cmn) (yínshuǐrén), 引港 (cmn) (yíngǎng) Dutch: loods (nl) m. Finnish: luotsi (fi) German: Lotse (de) m. Greek: πηδαλιούχος (pidaliúkhos) m., πλοηγός (ploigós) m.

Kurdish: Kurmanji: rêberê keştîyê Norwegian: los (no) m. Russian: лоцман (ru) (lócman) m. Swahili: marubani (sw) Swedish: lots (sv) c.

sample TV series episode

Catalan: pilot (ca) m. and f. Finnish: koejakso Greek: πιλότος (el) m., πιλοτικό επεισόδιο (el) n.

Portuguese: piloto (pt) m. Spanish: piloto (es) m. and f. Swedish: pilotavsnitt (sv) n.

Adjective

pilot

1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant)
2. Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light)
3. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")

Derived terms

• pilot experiment
• pilot hole
• pilot light
• pilot version

Translations

made or used as a test

Catalan: pilot (ca) m. and f. Finnish: koe-, pilotti-

Swahili: marubani (sw)

used as indicator

Finnish: merkki- Spanish: piloto (es) m. and f.

Swahili: marubani (sw)

Verb

pilot (third-person singular simple present pilots, present participle piloting, simple past and past participle piloted)

1. (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
2. (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
3. (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)

Translations

to control an aircraft or watercraft

Breton: lomaniñ (1), leviañ (1,2) Catalan: pilotar (ca) Finnish: ohjata (fi) German: führen (de)

Greek: πιλοτάρω (pilotáro) (1), διευθύνω (ðiefthíno) (rare), κυβερνώ (civernó), χειρίζομαι (çirízome) (1, 2), πλοηγώ (el) Polish: pilotować Spanish: pilotar (es)

to guide through coastal waters

Breton: lomaniñ (1), leviañ (1,2) Finnish: luotsata (fi) German: lotsen

Greek: πλοηγώ (ploigó) (2), διευθύνω (ðiefthíno) (rare), κυβερνώ (civernó), χειρίζομαι (çirízome) (1, 2) Polish: pilotować

to test

Catalan: provar (ca) Finnish: kokeilla, testata, pilotoida, demonstroida

Spanish: probar (es)

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Czech

Noun

pilot m.

1. pilot (controller of aircraft)

Derived terms

• pilotní
• pilotovat

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Norwegian

Noun

pilot m.

1. a pilot, controller of aircraft

Inflection

    Inflection of pilot

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	pilot	piloten	piloter	pilotene
Nynorsk m	pilot	piloten	pilotar	pilotane

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Polish

Noun

pilot m.

1. pilot (controller of aircraft)
2. remote control

Declension

    declension of pilot

	singular	plural
nominative	pilot	piloci (#1) piloty (#2)
genitive	pilota	pilotów
dative	pilotowi	pilotom
accusative	pilota (#1) pilot (#2)	pilotów (#1) piloty (#2)
instrumental	pilotem	pilotami
locative	pilocie	pilotach
vocative	pilocie	piloci (#1) piloty (#2)

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Romanian

Etymology

French pilote

Pronunciation

• IPA: /piˈlot/

Noun

pilot m. (plural piloți)

1. pilot

Declension

declension of pilot

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un pilot	pilotul	niște piloți	piloții
genitive/dative	unui pilot	pilotului	unor piloți	piloților

Related terms

• aeroport
• avion
• a pilota