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English noun: pilot | |||
| 1. | pilot (person) someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight | ||
| Synonyms | airplane pilot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barnstormer, captain, co-pilot, combat pilot, copilot, kamikaze, senior pilot, stunt flier, stunt pilot, test pilot, wingman | ||
| Domain category | aircraft | ||
| 2. | pilot (person) a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar | ||
| 3. | pilot (communication) a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors | ||
| Synonyms | pilot film, pilot program | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | television program, television show, TV program, TV show | ||
| 4. | pilot (cognition) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | ||
| Samples | This painting is a copy of the original. | ||
| Synonyms | archetype, original | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | example, model | ||
| 5. | pilot (artifact) small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner | ||
| Synonyms | pilot burner, pilot light | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gas burner, gas jet | ||
| 6. | pilot (artifact) an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track | ||
| Synonyms | buffer, cowcatcher, fender | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | framework | ||
| Part meronym | engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive | ||
English verb: pilot | |||
| 1. | pilot (motion) operate an airplane | ||
| Samples | The pilot flew to Cuba. | ||
| Synonyms | aviate, fly | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, operate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balloon, flat-hat, fly blind, fly contact, glide, hang glide, hedgehop, hydroplane, jet, seaplane, soar, solo, test fly | ||
| Entail | fly, wing | ||
| Verb group | fly, fly, fly | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aircraft, aviation | ||
| 2. | pilot (motion) act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance | ||
| Samples | Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?. Who was navigating the ship during the accident?. | ||
| Synonyms | navigate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | astrogate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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