pilotmann.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪlətman/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪlətˌmæn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pilot n., man n.¹

Etymology: < pilot n. + man n.¹

1. A river or sea pilot; the helmsman of a vessel. Now rare.

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1791 Times 7 Dec. 3/1 A Dover pilot-boat put off to save the people [from a sinking packet boat]; but..was stove in pieces, and the pilot-men with great difficulty saved their lives on board the packet.

1804 Times 28 Nov. 3/6 Captain Cumings refused to quit her [sc. his wrecked ship]; in consequence, three of the pilot men remained with him.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It li. 369 Said Dollinger the pilot man, In noble words, but few,—‘Fear not, but lean on Dollinger, And he will fetch you through.’

1914 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 8 Feb. 9/3 Captain Bird surely is a trustworthy pilotman and understands guiding his boat.

2. Railways. An official who directs the movement of trains over a single-track line. Also: a guard or other official with particular local knowledge who accompanies and advises a driver. Now historical.

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society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > director of trains on temporary single line

pilotman1862

pilot guard1863

1862 Times 18 Oct. 10/4 Besides the driver and fireman. a pilot man as a kind of conductor, with proper signals, ought to accompany the engine to and fro.

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 33 Railway Engine Driver... Pilot, Pilot-man.

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §701 Pilotman.., a guard..who accompanies a train between given points on single line, other line being temporarily out of use, to advise driver of difficulties of road, special signalling arrangements, etc.

1983 A. Vaughan Signalman's Twilight (1984) ix. 294 The Pilotman wore a red armband with his title embroidered upon it in white. He was in command of working trains over the single track.

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

单词	pilotman
释义	pilotmann. Brit. /ˈpʌɪlətman/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlətˌmæn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pilot n., man n.¹ Etymology: < pilot n. + man n.¹ 1. A river or sea pilot; the helmsman of a vessel. Now rare. ΚΠ 1791 Times 7 Dec. 3/1 A Dover pilot-boat put off to save the people [from a sinking packet boat]; but..was stove in pieces, and the pilot-men with great difficulty saved their lives on board the packet. 1804 Times 28 Nov. 3/6 Captain Cumings refused to quit her [sc. his wrecked ship]; in consequence, three of the pilot men remained with him. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It li. 369 Said Dollinger the pilot man, In noble words, but few,—‘Fear not, but lean on Dollinger, And he will fetch you through.’ 1914 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 8 Feb. 9/3 Captain Bird surely is a trustworthy pilotman and understands guiding his boat. 2. Railways. An official who directs the movement of trains over a single-track line. Also: a guard or other official with particular local knowledge who accompanies and advises a driver. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > director of trains on temporary single line pilotman1862 pilot guard1863 1862 Times 18 Oct. 10/4 Besides the driver and fireman. a pilot man as a kind of conductor, with proper signals, ought to accompany the engine to and fro. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 33 Railway Engine Driver... Pilot, Pilot-man. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §701 Pilotman.., a guard..who accompanies a train between given points on single line, other line being temporarily out of use, to advise driver of difficulties of road, special signalling arrangements, etc. 1983 A. Vaughan Signalman's Twilight (1984) ix. 294 The Pilotman wore a red armband with his title embroidered upon it in white. He was in command of working trains over the single track. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1791
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