test pilot
An aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuversAn aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
» Tom is a test pilot.
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1 sensesAn aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
лётчик-испыта́тельljótčik-ispytátelʹ
льо́тчик-випро́бувачlʹótčyk-vypróbuvač
- a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them
Examples
3 sentencesTom is a test pilot.
Test pilots are constantly tempting fate.
ruТест-пилоты постоянно испытывают судьбу. — sharptoothed
deTestpiloten fordern dauernd ihr Schicksal heraus. — Manfredo
Neil Armstrong was a test pilot when he was chosen to be an astronaut.
deNeil Armstrong war Testpilot, als er dafür ausersehen wurde, Astronaut zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: test pilots| Singular | test pilot |
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Word family
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