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pilot [n]

1)	someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

Synonyms :

airplane_pilot

See Also:

aeronaut aviate barnstormer captain combat_pilot copilot kamikaze test_pilot wingman

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

Synonyms :

See Also:

gob navigate

3)	a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

Synonyms :

pilot_film pilot_program

See Also:

television_program

4)	an original model on which something is patterned

Synonyms :

archetype original

See Also:

example

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

Synonyms :

pilot_burner pilot_light

See Also:

gas_burner

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

Synonyms :

buffer cowcatcher fender

See Also:

frame engine fend

pilot [v]

1)	fly a plane

Synonyms :

aviate fly

See Also:

fly fly fly fly control air airplane_pilot pilotage navigation aviation airmanship aeronaut flight fly_blind fly_contact solo test_fly jet glide hydroplane balloon flat-hat hang_glide

2)	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 :

navigate

See Also:

channelise pilotage navigation navigator navigator astrogate

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching. CAI language, many versions. "Guide to 8080 PILOT", J. Starkweather, Dr Dobb's J (Apr 1977).

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