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pilot
ˈpʌɪlət Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
    E.g. a strike by local airline pilots
  • a television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series.
    E.g. he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom
  • an unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization.
  • another term for cowcatcher.
adjective
  • done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely.
    E.g. a pilot scheme for training workers
verb
  • be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship).
    E.g. he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville
  • test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely.
    E.g. one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June

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