pilot
adjective/ˈpaɪlət/
/ˈpaɪlət/
[only before noun]- done on a small scale in order to see if something is successful enough to do on a large scale
- a pilot project/study/survey
- a pilot episode (= of a radio or television series)
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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