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| 1. s. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. | |
| 2. s. A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast. | |
| 3. s. A guide book for maritime navigation. | |
| 4. s. An instrument for detecting the compass error. | |
| 5. s. (AU, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle. | |
| 6. s. (AU, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort. | |
| 7. s. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area. | |
| 8. s. Something serving as a test or trial. | |
| We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide. | |
| 9. s. (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel. | |
| 10. s. (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft. | |
| 11. s. (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not; the first episode of an actual TV show. | |
| 12. s. (rail transport) A cowcatcher. | |
| 13. s. A pilot light. | |
| 14. s. One who flies a kite. | |
| 15. s. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool. | |
| 16. adj. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant) | |
| The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes. | |
| 17. adj. Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light) | |
| 18. adj. A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle) | |
| 19. adj. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp") | |
| 20. v. To control (an aircraft or watercraft). | |
| 21. v. To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters. | |
| 22. v. To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.) | |
