pilot

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpaɪlət/

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Noun

Singular pilot

Plural pilots

A pilot.

1. (countable) A pilot is a person who flies and controls an airplane.

   I hope the pilot does not crash the plane.

Verb

Plain form pilot

Third-person singular pilots

Past tense piloted

Past participle piloted

Present participle piloting

1. (transitive) If you pilot an airplane, you fly and control it.

   I hired a girl to pilot my new airplane.

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