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      pilot
      noun
      A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
      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.
      A guide book for maritime navigation.
      An instrument for detecting the compass error.
      (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
      (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
      A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
      Something serving as a test or trial.
      (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
      (telecommunications, often attributive) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
      (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
      (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
      (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
      (Europe, motor racing) A racing driver.
      A pilot light.
      One who flies a kite.
      A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
      Acronym of payment in lieu of taxes
      verb
      (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
      (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
      (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
      (rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
      (transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.
      adjective
      Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
      Used to control or activate another device.
      Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.
      Roots
      pedonpilot- · Greek · steering oar, blade of an oar
      Synonyms for pilot
      flynaviatornairmanncopilotnaeronautnbarnstormernnavigatevnavigatornbirdman
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      Where does pilot come from?

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