pilot

Noun
  1. Someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight (synset 110452928)
    referred to in: aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
    is a type of: aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer - someone who operates an aircraft
    subtypes:
    • barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilot - a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
    • captain, senior pilot - the pilot in charge of an airship
    • combat pilot - airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces
    • co-pilot, copilot - a relief pilot on an airplane
    • kamikaze - a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
    • test pilot - a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them
    • wingman - the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
    same as: airplane pilot
  2. A person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor (synset 110453216)
    is a type of: gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar - a man who serves as a sailor
  3. A program exemplifying a contemplated series;
    Intended to attract sponsors (synset 106633413)
    is a type of: television program, television show, tv program, tv show - a program broadcast by television
    same as: pilot film, pilot program
  4. Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies (synset 105947118)
    "this painting is a copy of the original"
    is a type of: example, model - a representative form or pattern
    same as: archetype, original
  5. Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner (synset 103945557)
    is a type of: gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
    same as: pilot burner, pilot light
  6. An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track (synset 103333146)
    is a type of: frame, framework - a structure supporting or containing something
    is a part of: engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
    same as: buffer, cowcatcher, fender
Verb
  1. Operate an airplane (synset 201944952)
    "The pilot flew to Cuba"
    referred to in:
    entail: fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne
    is a type of: control, operate - handle and cause to function
    subtypes:
    same as: aviate, fly
    verb group:
    • fly - transport by aeroplane
    • fly - travel in an airplane
    • fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
  2. Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance (synset 201937276)
    "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
    is a type of: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    subtypes: astrogate - guide in interplanetary travel
    same as: navigate

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