Synonyms for PILOT
ˈpaɪ lətpi·lot

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pilotverb

   Synonyms:
   steer, guide, direct, conduct, lead, convoy, escort

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1. pilot, airplane pilotnoun

   someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, pilot burner, buffer, original, airplane pilot

2. pilotnoun

   a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, pilot burner, buffer, original, airplane pilot

3. pilot program, pilot film, pilotnoun

   a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, original, buffer, pilot project, pilot burner, airplane pilot

4. original, archetype, pilotnoun

   something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

   "this painting is a copy of the original"

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, master copy, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, original, fender, master, buffer, pilot burner, airplane pilot

5. pilot burner, pilot light, pilotnoun

   small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, indicator lamp, pilot program, pilot burner, pilot lamp, buffer, original, airplane pilot

6. fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilotverb

   an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

   Synonyms:
   buff, pilot film, pilot light, pilot burner, pilot program, airplane pilot, original, buffer zone, polisher, cowcatcher, buffer, pilot, archetype, fender, buffer storage, wing, buffer store

7. fly, aviate, pilotverb

   operate an airplane

   "The pilot flew to Cuba"

   Synonyms:
   take flight, fly, vaporize, pilot, aviate, navigate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

8. navigate, pilotverb

   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?"

   Synonyms:
   pilot, sail, aviate, voyage, navigate, fly

Matched Categories

1. • Aviation
   • Gas Burner
   • Guide
   • Mariner
   • Model
   • Operate
   • Television Program

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1. pilotnoun

   Synonyms:
   steersman, guide, conductor

2. pilotverb

   Synonyms:
   guide, direct, conduct, steer, have or take the direction of

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1. pilotnoun

   Synonyms:
   steersman, helmsman, director, guide, conductor

2. pilotverb

   Synonyms:
   guide, steer, direct

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1. List of paraphrases for "pilot":

   pilots, experimental, pilote, rider, pilotes, piloting, flier, trial, pilot-scale, pilotage, demonstration, test, airman, experiment, flyboy, trial-point, testing, model, lamp, tests, zoomies, empirical

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1. Kostas Litzerakis:

   About seven miles before the aircraft entered the Cairo airspace, Greek controllers tried to contact the pilot but he was not responding.

2. Daniel Coleman:

   If this pilot is the first major market-structure thing we're looking at right now in equities and any result is likely four years away, I think what it says to me is that we're looking at the status quo for a while.

3. Colonel Stephen F. Jost:

   Our pilots are well-trained to fly the approaches in and out of there, and all of the facts at this point indicate that the pilot was talking to air traffic control as they normally do when the accident occurred, everything beyond that is subject to speculation.

4. Stephen Hofer:

   Mr. Ford has held a pilot's certificate for more than 20 years, has logged more than 5,000 hours in the air, and has never been the subject of an FAA administrative or enforcement action.

5. Cal Fire:

   The pilot was the only person aboard the helicopter and did not survive the incident.