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单词 pilotism
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pilotismn.

Forms: 1600s pilotisme, 1600s–1800s pilotism.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilot n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < pilot n. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier pilotage n., and also pilotship n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pəi·lətiz'm) /ˈpaɪlətɪz(ə)m/.
Obsolete.
The action or practice of piloting ships; the function or office of pilot; pilotage.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > pilotage
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petilodemanage1531
pilotage1577
pilotism1611
pilotship1612
piloting1663
pilotry1744
hovelling1880
mud pilotage1932
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pilotage, Pilotisme; th'office, or Art of a Pilot.
1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 784 The chiefe writers in Pilotisme, or the Art of Navigation, are..de Medina..Nonius..Aurigarius.
1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure II. 32 I am between a Scylla and a Charybdis, and uncommonly skilful must be my pilotism, or I must split upon the rocks.
1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 5 Feb. 153/1 When pilotism in our own harbor was without rivalry, and ships were dependent upon one association for assistance, they were conducted on rather loose principles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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