pilot
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(noun) someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight |
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Related Words: aeronaut, airman, aviator, barnstormer, captain, copilot, fighter pilot, flier, flyer, senior pilot, stunt flier, stunt pilot, test pilot, wingman |
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(noun) a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor |
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Related Words: Jack-tar, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar |
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(verb) act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel |
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Synonyms: navigate |
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Related Words: astrogate, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manouevre, point, steer |
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(satellite adjective) of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a trial separation" |
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Synonyms: experimental, model, test, trial |
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(verb) fly a plane |
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Synonyms: aviate, fly |
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Related Words: balloon, control, flat-hat, fly blind, fly contact, glide, hang glide, hedgehop, hydroplane, jet, operate, seaplane, soar, solo, test fly |
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(noun) an original model on which something is patterned |
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Synonyms: archetype, original |
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Related Words: example, model |
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(noun) a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors |
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Synonyms: pilot film, pilot program |
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Related Words: TV program, TV show, television program, television show |
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(noun) an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
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Synonyms: buffer, cowcatcher, fender |
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Related Words: frame, framework, framing |
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