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Synonyms for pilot
ˈpaɪ lətpi·lot

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. pilotverb

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pilot, airplane pilotnoun

    someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

    Synonyms:
    pilot light, pilot film, fender, 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, 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, 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, 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, archetype, fender, buffer storage, wing, buffer store

  7. fly, aviate, pilotverb

    operate an airplane

    "The pilot flew to Cuba"

    Synonyms:
    take flight, fly, vaporize, 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:
    sail, aviate, voyage, navigate, fly

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pilotnoun

    Synonyms:
    steersman, guide, conductor

  2. pilotverb

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pilotnoun

    Synonyms:
    steersman, helmsman, director, guide, conductor

  2. pilotverb

    Synonyms:
    guide, steer, direct

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How to use pilot in a sentence?

  1. David Prescott:

    I believe hes probably the highest B-17 Pilot out there, in addition to being an airline pilot, he was a very, very well trained pilot with a very high degree of safety training on a regular basis.

  2. Saint Jerome:

    An unstable pilot steers a leaking ship, and the blind is leading the blind straight to the pit. The ruler is like the ruled.

  3. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.:

    Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in a fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in bed. What kind of man would live where there is no daring And is life so dear that we should blame men for dying in adventure Is there a better way to die

  4. AiR:

    Unless the pilot takes off and flies the plane, you will be where you are. We all need something beyond prayer to reach god. We need a pilot, a mentor, a master or a guru who can help us realize the truth.

  5. Phil Derner of NYCaviation.com:

    Going into an engine can destroy an engine, going into the cockpit window can injure a pilot or even kill a pilot.


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