pilot-scaleadj.
/ˈpʌɪlət skeɪl/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlət ˌskeɪl/ Carried out on the scale of a pilot scheme, small-scale; of the nature of an experimental or exploratory project. Cf. pilot adj.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [adjective] > of a project > done on scale of
pilot-scale1936
1936 Nevada State Jrnl. 14 Dec. 4/4 The new experiment station at Boulder City will be barely adequate for pilot-scale testing.
1958 Times Rev. Industry May 24/3 The pilot scale installation incorporates..a catalytic reformer.
2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Dec. 38/3 Research, development, and pilot-scale production of biological weapons were conducted..in Maryland.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1936- not a hope in hell
- not a hundred miles from
- not a jack
- not a know i know
- not a little
- not a million miles away from
- not a million miles etc from
- not a million miles from
- not a one dry thread on one
- not a one grue
- not a patch on
- not a penny
- not a person's day
- not a picnic
- not a pin matter
- not a priming to
- not a quinch
- not a rap
- not a sausage
- not a shirt on one's back
- not a shirt to one's back
- not a shot in the locker
- not a snap
- not a soul
- not a stick