pilot balloon noun

A small balloon sent up to find how the wind blows

piˈlot-boat noun

A boat used by pilots on duty

pilot burner, pilot jet or pilot light noun

A small gas-burner kept alight to light another (see also pilot lamp below)

pilot cloth noun

A coarse, stout cloth for overcoats

pilot engine noun

A locomotive sent before a train to clear its way, as a pilot

pilot fish noun

A carangoid fish that accompanies ships and sharks

pilot flag or pilot jack noun

The flag hoisted at the fore by a vessel needing a pilot

pilot house noun

A shelter for steering-gear and pilot (also called wheelhouse)

pilot jacket noun

A pea jacket

pilot lamp or pilot light noun

A small electric light to show when current is on, or for some other purpose

piˈlotman noun

A railway employee assigned to guide trains across a section of single-track line

pilot officer noun

(in the Royal Air Force) an officer ranking with an army second lieutenant

piˈlot-plant noun

Prototype machinery set up to begin a new process

pilot project or pilot scheme noun

A scheme serving as a guide on a small scale to a full-scale scheme

pilot whale noun

Any of several types of whale of the Globicephala genus, family Delphinidae