pilot

== English == === Alternative forms === pylote, pylot (Internet slang, deliberate misspelling) === Etymology === From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɪ̯.lət/, [ˈpʰaɪ̯.lət] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɪ̯.lət/, [ˈpʰɑ̟ɪ̯.lət], /ˈpɒɪ̯.lət/, [ˈpʰɒ̈ɪ̯.lət] (Southern US, General South African, /aɪ̯/-ungliding) IPA(key): /ˈpaː.lət/, [ˈpʰaː.lət] Rhymes: -aɪlət Hyphenation: pi‧lot Homophones: pielet, Pilate === Noun === pilot (plural pilots) A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. A person who knows well the depths, shoals, 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. 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, E. L. Cary and A. Hart, page 43: So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots. 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. Synonyms: airman, airperson (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === pilot (not comparable) Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. a pilot run of the new factory Used to control or activate another device. a pilot light Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle or combination. a pilot vehicle ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pilot (third-person singular simple present pilots, present participle piloting, simple past and past participle piloted) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “pilot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “pilot”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === potli, ptilo-, topil == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [piˈlo̞t] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [piˈlɔt] Rhymes: -ɔt === Etymology 1 === From Italian pilota. ==== Adjective ==== pilot (invariable) pilot planta pilot ― pilot plant ==== Noun ==== pilot m or f (plural pilots) pilot driver ===== Derived terms ===== copilot pilotar pilotí ==== Noun ==== pilot m (plural pilots) light, warning light (television) pilot Synonym: episodi pilot === Etymology 2 === From pila +‎ -ot. ==== Noun ==== pilot m (plural pilots) pile, heap ball, bundle pilot de cera ― ball of wax (cycling) peloton === Further reading === “pilot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “pilot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “pilot” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pilot”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɪlot] === Noun === pilot m anim pilot (controller of aircraft) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pilot”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “pilot”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “pilot”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Noun === pilot c (singular definite piloten, plural indefinite piloter) pilot ==== Declension ==== === References === “pilot” in Den Danske Ordbog == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, borrowed from English pilot, from Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpilɔt/ [ˈpi.lɔt̪̚] Rhymes: -ilɔt Syllabification: pi‧lot === Noun === pilot (plural pilot-pilot) (aviation) aviator, pilot: A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft Synonyms: aviator, juru terbang, penerbang, pilot Synonym: juruterbang (Standard Malay) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pilot”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latvian == === Noun === pilot vocative singular of pilots === Verb === pilot present conjunctive of pilēt (with the particle lai) imperative conjunctive of pilēt === Participle === pilot (invariable) adverbial invariable present active participle of pilēt == Middle French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === pilot m (plural pilots) stake (pole designed to be pushed into the ground) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French pilote. === Noun === pilot m (definite singular piloten, indefinite plural piloter, definite plural pilotene) pilot (controller of an aircraft) ==== Synonyms ==== flyger ==== Derived terms ==== autopilot pilotprosjekt === References === “pilot” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French pilote. === Noun === pilot m (definite singular piloten, indefinite plural pilotar, definite plural pilotane) pilot (controller of an aircraft) ==== Derived terms ==== autopilot pilotprosjekt === References === “pilot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pilote. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpi.lɔt/ Rhymes: -ilɔt Syllabification: pi‧lot === Noun === pilot m pers pilot (controller of aircraft) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === pilot m inan (electronics) remote control (film, marketing) trailer (preview of a film) Synonyms: teaser, trailer, zwiastun ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pilot”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pilot”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pilote. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈlot/ === Noun === pilot m (plural piloți) pilot ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== aeroport avion a pilota == Swedish == === Etymology === From French pilote. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɪˈluːt/ === Noun === pilot c a pilot ==== Declension ==== === References === “pilot”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pilot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “pilot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pilote. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈlot/ Hyphenation: pi‧lot === Adjective === pilot pilot === Noun === pilot (definite accusative pilotu, plural pilotlar) pilot race car driver Synonym: araba yarışçısı ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pilotaj