PILOT
What does "PILOT" mean?
A person who operates the controls of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.
Meanings
- A person who flies an aircraft. The pilot announced a smooth descent into the city.
- A person qualified to steer ships into and out of a harbor or through difficult waters. A harbor pilot boarded the tanker to guide it past the reef. technical
- A trial episode or test version of something, used to gauge whether to proceed. The network ordered a pilot before committing to the series.
- To guide, steer, or test-run something. The city will pilot the recycling program in two neighborhoods first.
Did you know?
- Before anyone flew, a 'pilot' was a sailor: the word steered ships for centuries and only moved to the cockpit when planes arrived in the early 1900s.
Word origin
From French 'pilote', from Italian 'pilota', earlier 'pedota', from a Greek root for an oar or steering blade; the word reached the air age from the sea, originally meaning a ship's steersman.
Remember it
A PILOT keeps things on the LOT - hear the 'LOT' at the end as the runway they aim for.
A little poem
Hands on cold metal,
the whole sky tilts to her will-
she trusts the level.
haiku
Wordplay
- The TV writer used to steer ships. Now she just makes pilots - and still hopes they get picked up.
What it teaches
Whether at sea, in the air, or in a first attempt, the pilot's job is the same: take the unknown one steady step at a time.
Quick facts
What does PILOT mean?
A person who operates the controls of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.
Is PILOT a valid word?
Yes — PILOT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PILOT?
PILOT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PILOT come from?
From French 'pilote', from Italian 'pilota', earlier 'pedota', from a Greek root for an oar or steering blade; the word reached the air age from the sea, originally meaning a ship's steersman.
What can PILOT teach us?
Whether at sea, in the air, or in a first attempt, the pilot's job is the same: take the unknown one steady step at a time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.