pilot
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capabilityMade or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
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» Her son is a jet pilot.
Её сын - пилот реактивного самолёта. — odexed
Її син - пілот реактивного літака. — brambury
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Examples
123 sentencesHer son is a jet pilot.
Її син - пілот реактивного літака. — brambury
ruЕё сын - пилот реактивного самолёта. — odexed
I want to be a helicopter pilot.
Я хочу бути пілотом вертольота. — deniko
Tom is a commercial airline pilot.
Том — пілот комерційних авіаліній. — deniko
ruТом - пилот коммерческих авиалиний. — prokofyev
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
a pilot run of the new factory
The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
контро́льныйkontrólʹnyj, про́бныйpróbnyj, эксперимента́льныйeksperimentálʹnyj
(not comparable)Used to control or activate another device.
a pilot light
(not comparable)Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle or combination.
a pilot vehicle
Origin
From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(tFrom Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”).
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Collocations
4 patterns- a helicopter pilot
- helicopter pilot
- fighter pilot
- pilot's license
See also
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