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[ pahy-luh-ting ] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR piloting ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe determination of the course or position of a ship or airplane by any of various navigational methods or devices. Origin of pilotingFirst recorded in 1710–20; pilot + -ing1 Words nearby pilotingpilot film, pilotfish, pilot flag, pilothouse, piloti, piloting, pilot lamp, pilotless, pilotless aircraft, pilotless ignition, pilot light Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pilotingIn the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital. Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST We are out of control, going fast and high, and someone else is piloting this vessel. The Malaysian Air Tragedy Reawakens a Primal Fear|Kelly Williams Brown|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then we cut to Ted, mid-midlife crisis, who abruptly decides to cut the jets while piloting Sunkist clients over NorCal. Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another Opens|Marlow Stern|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Since 2002, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has been piloting a billion-dollar movie franchise and merchandise empire. Grandpa in Tights: Spider-Man Hits Middle Age|Sujay Kumar|August 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Think not of JFK Jr., who died in 1999 while piloting his own plane, taking his wife and sister-in-law with him. Advice for Taylor Swift on Her Romance With Conor Kennedy|Rebecca Dana|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST It won't be many years before half of them will be piloting aircars. Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper He is piloting his craft, and he has a friend with him besides the crew. The Motor Boys Over the Ocean|Clarence Young Dick, holding the light, was piloting Greg through the tunnel. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley|H. Irving Hancock Behind them was a fleet of pirogues, which René was piloting on a hunting foray. The Worlds Greatest Books|Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds. Even my friends were disgusted with me for piloting such an "undesirable citizen" into the community. Labor and Freedom|Eugene V. Debs
British Dictionary definitions for piloting
nounthe navigational handling of a ship near land using buoys, soundings, landmarks, etc, or the finding of a ship's position by such means the occupation of a pilot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pilotingexploration, shipping, boating, aeronautics, navigation, discipline, disclose, educate, brief, guide, tutor, train, notify, advise, tell, dock, settle, touch down, force, attend |