Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: airplane pilot |
2. | pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor | |
3. | pilot - a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors Synonyms: pilot film, pilot program | |
4. | pilot - an original model on which something is patterned | |
5. | pilot - small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner Synonyms: pilot burner, pilot light | |
6. | pilot - an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track | |
Verb | 1. | pilot - fly a plane |
2. | 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?" Synonyms: navigate |
PILOT, mer. law. This word has two meanings. It signifies, first, an officer
serving on board of a ship during the course of a voyage, and having the
charge of the helm and of the ship's route; and, secondly, an officer
authorized by law, who is taken on board at a particular place, for the
purpose of conducting a ship through a river, road or channel, or from or
into port.
2. Pilots of the second description are established by legislative
enactments at the principal seaports in this country, and have rights, and
are bound to perform duties, agreeably to the provisions of the several laws
establishing them.
3. Pilots have been established in all maritime countries. After due
trial and experience of their qualifications, they are licensed to offer
themselves as guides in difficult navigation; and they are usually, on the
other hand, bound to obey the call of a ship-master to exercise their
functions. Abbott on Ship. 180; 1 John R. 305; 4 Dall. 205; 2 New R. 82; 5
Rob. Adm. Rep. 308; 6 Rob. Adm. R. 316; Laws of Oler. art. 23; Molloy, B. 2,
c. 9, s. 3 and 7; Wesk. Ins. 395; Act of Congress of 7th August, 1789, s. 4;
Merl. Repert. h.t.; Pardessus, n. 637.
PILOT - Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching. CAI language, many versions. "Guide to 8080 PILOT", J. Starkweather, Dr Dobb's J (Apr 1977). |