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Adjective
/ˈpīlət/,
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pilots, plural;
  1. Done as an experiment or test before introducing something more widely
    • - a two-year pilot study
  2. Leading or guiding
    • - Murcer drives the pilot car
Verb
  1. Act as a pilot of (an aircraft or ship)

  2. Guide; steer
    • - the task of piloting the economy out of recession
  3. Test (a plan, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely
    • - other schools were piloting such courses
Noun
  1. A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft

  2. A person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving confined waters; a helmsman

  3. A guide or leader

  4. An unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization

  5. A television program made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series


  1. fly: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
  2. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
  3. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
  4. navigate: 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?"
  5. pilot program: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
  6. original: something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original"
  7. The name PILOT is an acronym, and stands for Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching. Like its younger sibling LOGO, it was an early foray into the technology of computer assisted instruction (CAI).
  8. Pilot is the first episode of the first season for the Fox sitcom 'Til Death. * http://www.fox.com/tildeath/recaps/101.htm
  9. This article details the Wildfire episode Pilot (2).
  10. The pilot episode of the American situation comedy series 30 Rock premiered on October 10, 2006 on the CTV Television Network in Canada, and October 11, 2006 on NBC in the United States. ...
  11. This article is a list of episodes from the television show American Gothic, with plot synopses for each episode. Note: main and recurring cast can be found at the main American Gothic page.
  12. Andy Barker, P.I. is an American detective sitcom starring Andy Richter produced and broadcast by NBC, and co-starring Tony Hale, Marshall Manesh, Harve Presnell and Clea Lewis.
  13. "Pilot" is the series premiere of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. The never-aired extended pilot, which appears on the Season 1 DVD, features several new scenes as well as extended takes of existing scenes. George Sr. is about to announce his retirement when he is arrested.
  14. There were at least three different cars called Pilot. There was a British car built 1909-1914 in London; a US car built 1909-1924 in Richmond, Indiana; and a German car built 1923-1925 in Werdau.
  15. Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.
  16. Pilot is the series premiere for the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted. It premiered on March 19, 2009 with mostly positive reviews, and over five and a half million viewers. In the premiere, Ted struggles with the ethics of freezing one of his scientists on his company's orders. ...
  17. The following is a list of episodes from the television series, Big Wolf on Campus.
  18. Birds of Prey is a television drama series produced in 2002. The series was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the Birds of Prey DC Comics series. Despite the weekly ratings of 7. ...
  19. The Pilot is a pilot boat launched in 1914 in San Diego. She served as the official pilot boat San Diego Bay for 82 years, with no more than three consecutive days of downtime. ...
  20. Cold Feet is a British television pilot directed by Declan Lowney. It stars James Nesbitt and Helen Baxendale as Adam and Rachel, a couple who meet and fall in love, only for the relationship to break down when he gets cold feet. ...
  21. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman; 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; A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area; A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft ...
  22. (PILOTS (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)) Cash and in-kind contributions that a tax-exempt entity makes more or less voluntarily to a taxing body.
  23. (PILOTS) Payments In Lieu Of Taxes; negotiated by the host town with wind project developers.
  24. A utility program offering a limited group of customers their choice of certified or licensed energy suppliers on a one year minimum trial basis.
  25. A small test run of a system or production process to verify its acceptance and capabilities before going full-scale.