pilot watern.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪlət ˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪlət ˌwɔdər/,

/ˈpaɪlət ˌwɑdər/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1800s pilot's water.

β. 1700s– pilot water.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pilot n., water n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of pilot n. + water n. In β. forms < pilot n. + water n.

Nautical.

A stretch of water, esp. the channel of a harbour, in which it is usual or obligatory for ships to employ local pilots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc.

channel1536

thoroughfare1598

swatch1626

traversea1645

pilot water1653

swash1694

pass1698

waterway1759

water lane1779

swatchway1798

fairwater1802

swash-way1839

water gate1850

stoach-way1853

seaway1866

swash channel1885

1653 Descr. & Plat Sea-coasts Eng. 26 Further it is Pilots water unto Stockton, for there within, the Deeps soe shift oftentimes.

1731 Regulations & Instr. relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea (Royal Navy) ii. 76 The Ship comes into Pilot Water, where Pilots are necessary.

1769 in W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Pilot (note) A pilot, when conducting one of his majesty's ships in pilot-water, shall have the sole charge and command of the ship.

1864 Times 10 Dec. 12/4 The first branch pilot who offered his services in pilot water to a vessel bound in was bound to be accepted.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Pilot's Fairway, or Pilot's Water, a channel wherein, according to usage, a pilot must be employed.

1959 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 30 July 1/2 Both ships were in pilot waters, where trained harbor pilots direct their movements.

1985 Yachting (Nexis) May 42 Positions in pilot waters are determined by visual bearings of terrestrial objects, backed up where necessary by radar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pilot water
释义	pilot watern. Brit. /ˈpʌɪlət ˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlət ˌwɔdər/, /ˈpaɪlət ˌwɑdər/ Forms: α. 1600s–1800s pilot's water. β. 1700s– pilot water. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pilot n., water n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of pilot n. + water n. In β. forms < pilot n. + water n. Nautical. A stretch of water, esp. the channel of a harbour, in which it is usual or obligatory for ships to employ local pilots. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc. channel1536 thoroughfare1598 swatch1626 traversea1645 pilot water1653 swash1694 pass1698 waterway1759 water lane1779 swatchway1798 fairwater1802 swash-way1839 water gate1850 stoach-way1853 seaway1866 swash channel1885 1653 Descr. & Plat Sea-coasts Eng. 26 Further it is Pilots water unto Stockton, for there within, the Deeps soe shift oftentimes. 1731 Regulations & Instr. relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea (Royal Navy) ii. 76 The Ship comes into Pilot Water, where Pilots are necessary. 1769 in W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Pilot (note) A pilot, when conducting one of his majesty's ships in pilot-water, shall have the sole charge and command of the ship. 1864 Times 10 Dec. 12/4 The first branch pilot who offered his services in pilot water to a vessel bound in was bound to be accepted. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Pilot's Fairway, or Pilot's Water, a channel wherein, according to usage, a pilot must be employed. 1959 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 30 July 1/2 Both ships were in pilot waters, where trained harbor pilots direct their movements. 1985 Yachting (Nexis) May 42 Positions in pilot waters are determined by visual bearings of terrestrial objects, backed up where necessary by radar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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