- 1a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job an airline pilot a fighter pilot The accident was caused by pilot error. see autopilot, co-pilot, test pilot
- 2a person with special knowledge of a difficult area of water, for example the entrance to a harbor, whose job is to guide ships through it
- 3a single television program that is made in order to find out whether people will like it and want to watch further programs
- 4= pilot light
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