see|Pilot
English

Etymology
From Italian piloto, from Old Italian pedota, from Medieval Gr. Ï�ηδÏ�Ï�ηÏ� (pÄ�dÅ�tÄ�s) "helmsman, steersman", from Ancient Greek Ï�ηδÏ�ν (pÄ�don) "blade of an oar, oar" , hence also Ancient Greek|Ancient and Modern Greek Ï�ηδάλιον (pÄ�dalion), "rudder" ¹.

Noun
en-noun

1. A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
2. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman
3. nautical 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.
4. A sample episode of a proposed TV series

Derived terms
autopilot
bush pilot
copilot
hangar pilot
Palm Pilot
pilot fish
pilot whale
test pilot

Translations
trans-top|controller of aircraft
Arabic: Arab|ط�ار IPAchar|(�ayy�r) m
Breton: loman m
Bulgarian: ле�е� (letec) m
Cherokee: ������ (ganohilidohi)
Chinese: ��� (f�ixíngyuán)
Danish: pilot
Dutch: piloot m
Estonian piloot
Finnish: lentäjä, pilotti
French: pilote m
German: Pilot m, Flugzeugführer m
Greek: �ιλ��ο� (pilótos) m, �ει�ι��ή� (çiristís) (rare) m, �λοηγ�� (ploigós) (rare) m, κ�βε�νή�η� (civernítis) (passenger aircraft only) m
Hungarian: pilóta
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Italian: pilota m|f
Japanese: ����� (pairotto)
Korean: 조�� (jojongsa)
Kurdish:
* Kurmanji: pîlot
Macedonian: пило� (pilot) m
Northern Sami: girdi
Norwegian: #Norwegian|pilot m
Polish: pilot m
Portuguese: piloto m
Russian: л���ик (ljót�ik) m, пило� (pilót) m
Spanish: piloto m
Swedish: #Swedish|pilot c
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trans-top|helmsman
Chinese: �� (l�ngháng)
Russian: ����ман (štúrman) m
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Swedish: styrman c
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trans-top|person who helps navigate the harbor or coast
Breton: loman m, levier
Chinese: �水人 (yínshu�rén), �港 (yíng�ng)
Dutch: loods m
Finnish: luotsi
German: Lotse m
Greek: �ηδαλιο��ο� (pidaliúkhos) m, �λοηγ�� (ploigós) m
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Kurdish:
* Kurmanji: rêberê ke�tîyê
Norwegian: los m
Russian: ло�ман (lótsman) m
Swedish: lots c
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trans-top|sample TV series episode
Finnish: koejakso
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Swedish: pilotavsnitt n
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Adjective
pilot

1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant)
2. Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light)
3. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")

Derived terms
pilot experiment
pilot light

Translations
trans-top|made or used as a test
Finnish: koe-, pilotti-
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trans-top|used as indicator
Finnish: merkki-
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
pilot

1. To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
2. To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
3. To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)

Translations
trans-top|to control an aircraft or watercraft
Breton: lomaniñ (1), leviañ (1,2)
Finnish: ohjata
German: führen
Greek: �ιλο�ά�� (pilotáro) (1), διε�θ�ν� (ðiefthíno) (rare), κ�βε�ν� (civernó), �ει�ίζομαι (çirízome) (1, 2)
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Polish: pilotowa�
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trans-top|to guide through coastal waters
Breton: lomaniñ (1), leviañ (1,2)
Finnish: luotsata
German: lotsen
Greek: �λοηγ� (ploigó) (2), διε�θ�ν� (ðiefthíno) (rare), κ�βε�ν� (civernó), �ει�ίζομαι (çirízome) (1, 2)
Polish: pilotowa�
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trans-top|to test
Finnish: kokeilla, testata, pilotoida, demonstroida
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Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|pilot

1. a #English|pilot, controller of aircraft

Romanian

Etymology
F.|ro pilote

Pronunciation
IPA|/pi'lot/

Noun
ro-noun|gendm|plpiloţi

1. #English|pilot

Declension
ro-noun-m|plpiloţi|defpilotul

Related terms
aeroport
avion
a pilota

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