Pilot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pilot	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pilot n someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight Synonym(s): pilot, airplane pilot a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors Synonym(s): pilot program, pilot film, pilot something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" Synonym(s): original, archetype, pilot small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner Synonym(s): pilot burner, pilot light, pilot an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Synonym(s): fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot v operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: fly, aviate, pilot] act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" Synonym(s): navigate, pilot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. 1. (A[89]ronautics) One who flies, or is qualified to fly, a balloon, an airship, or a flying machine. 2. (Mach.) A short plug at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool. Pilots are sometimes made interchangeable. 3. (Mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pilot \Pi"lot\, v. t. (A[89]ronautics) To fly, or act as pilot of (an aircraft).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. 3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course. 4. An instrument for detecting the compass error. 5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.] {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. --Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit. {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}). {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket. {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. --Waddell. {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also {mountain black snake}. (b) The pine snake. {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pilot \Pi"lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piloted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piloting}.] [Cf. F. piloter.] 1. To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous. 2. Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties. [bd]The art of piloting a state.[b8] --Berkeley.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pilot, VA Zip code(s): 24138
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PILOT Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching. CAI language, many versions. "Guide to 8080 PILOT", J. Starkweather, Dr Dobb's J (Apr 1977).