1. (noun) pilot, airplane pilot
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. (noun) pilot
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. (noun) pilot program, pilot film, pilot
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. (noun) original, archetype, pilot
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Synonyms: pilot light, pilot film, master copy, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, original, fender, master, buffer, pilot burner, airplane pilot
5. (noun) pilot burner, pilot light, pilot
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. (verb) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot
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. (verb) fly, aviate, pilot
operate an airplane
Synonyms: take flight, fly, vaporize, pilot, aviate, navigate, flee, vanish, fell, wing
8. (verb) navigate, pilot
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
Synonyms: pilot, sail, aviate, voyage, navigate, fly
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