pilot
verb/ˈpaɪlət/
/ˈpaɪlət/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pilot | /ˈpaɪlət/ /ˈpaɪlət/ |
| he / she / it pilots | /ˈpaɪləts/ /ˈpaɪləts/ |
| past simple piloted | /ˈpaɪlətɪd/ /ˈpaɪlətɪd/ |
| past participle piloted | /ˈpaɪlətɪd/ /ˈpaɪlətɪd/ |
| -ing form piloting | /ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/ /ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/ |
- pilot something to fly an aircraft or guide a ship; to act as a pilot
- The plane was piloted by the instructor.
- The captain piloted the boat into a mooring.
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- pilot something (through something) to guide somebody/something somewhere, especially through a complicated place or system
- She piloted a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament.
- pilot something to test a new product, idea, etc. with a few people or in a small area before it is introduced everywhere
- Several centres have been asked to pilot the new qualification.
- The recycling boxes have been successfully piloted in a number of areas.
- The scheme is already being piloted in Germany.
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.
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