The meaning of Pilot

noun

A traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.

Usage examples:

Ironically, the dunes remaining are not the ones from which the famous aeronauts tried their flying…

noun

Someone who travels in a flying vehicle such as a hot-air balloon or airship

Usage examples:

This was the first time an aeronaut had crossed the pacific ocean alone in an air balloon.

noun

The crew staffing an aircraft.

Usage examples:

They were a young and inexperienced aircrew

verb

Assess the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

There is a need to appraise existing techniques

verb

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Usage examples:

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

verb

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To decide the quality or importance of something

Usage examples:

A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades., government officials assessed th…

verb

Pilot or fly in an aircraft.

Usage examples:

An aircraft that can be aviated without effort

noun

A pilot.

Usage examples:

The air force currently suffers from a critical shortage of aviators for manned aircraft.

noun

A female pilot.

Usage examples:

It should be noted that the lecturer alluded in his account to the passage of the american aviatrix…

noun

A person who glides through the air by means of a device such as a parachute or wingsuit.

Usage examples:

An intrepid scottish birdman has shared the amazing images he has captured from up to 10,000 feet a…

noun

The person in command of a ship.

Usage examples:

He found a vessel whose captain was prepared to sign him on

verb

Be the captain of (a ship, aircraft, or sports team).

Usage examples:

All the boats are captained by professional sailors

noun

A naval officer of high rank, above a commander, or a military officer of middle rank, above a lieutenant

Usage examples:

She captains the women’s rowing team.

noun

A pilot who helps the main pilot on an aircraft

noun

A person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

Usage examples:

The commander of a paratroop regiment

noun

A naval officer of middle rank, above lieutenant

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

verb

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Usage examples:

The study will assist in evaluating the impact of recent changes

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Doctors evaluate the patient’s condition., [ + question word ] have they evaluated what their next …

verb

Inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition.

Usage examples:

A doctor examined me and said i might need a caesarean

verb

Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

verb

To look at or consider a person or thing carefully in order to discover something about the person or thing

Usage examples:

Investigators examined the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.

noun

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Usage examples:

A laboratory which carried out experiments on pigs

verb

Perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something.

Usage examples:

Experimenting on animals causes suffering

verb

The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

adjective

(of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.

Usage examples:

An experimental drug

adjective

Using or based on new ideas

adjective

Relating to or involving exploration or investigation.

Usage examples:

Surgeons performed an exploratory operation

adjective

Intended to learn more about something

Usage examples:

After the illness had dragged on for too long, jake decided that an exploratory operation was neces…

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

Usage examples:

Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun

A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.

Usage examples:

Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

noun

A person or thing that flies, especially in a particular way.

Usage examples:

Frequent flyers

adjective

Knowing and clever.

Usage examples:

She's fly enough not to get tricked out of it

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Usage examples:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

Usage examples:

A holdall with two carrying handles

verb

Touch, lift, or hold

verb

Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.

Usage examples:

Police are investigating a claim that the man was beaten unconscious by a gang

verb

Conduct an inquiry of

verb

To examine something carefully, esp. to discover the truth about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] there was a suspicious man near the playground, and we asked the police to investigate., [ t …

noun

A disc jockey.

Usage examples:

Dashboard confessional took the stage to a lot of high-pitched screaming and proceeded to impress e…

noun

Another term for jockstrap.

noun

A scotsman (often as a form of address).

noun

A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

Usage examples:

Snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes

verb

Move skilfully or carefully.

Usage examples:

The lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street

noun

A planned action that is intended to get an advantage

Usage examples:

This manoeuvre has the effect of rewarding those shareholders who sell at the expense of those who …

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

A device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of something.

Usage examples:

A heart monitor

verb

Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Usage examples:

Equipment was installed to monitor air quality

verb

Someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes

verb

(of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system).

Usage examples:

The prime minister operates a system of divide and rule

verb

Perform as expected when applied

verb

To work or cause something to work, be in action, or have an effect

Usage examples:

[ t ] how do you operate the remote control unit?, [ i ] changes are being introduced to make the d…

adjective

Preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.

Usage examples:

A preliminary draft

noun

A preliminary action or event.

Usage examples:

The bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack

adjective

Coming before a more important action or event, esp. introducing or preparing for it

Usage examples:

Preliminary talks, a preliminary investigation, the preliminary rounds of negotiation went well., h…

verb

Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Usage examples:

A hormone which regulates metabolism

verb

To control an activity or process by rules or a system

Usage examples:

A computer system regulates production., [ + question word ] their parents regulate how much tv the…

verb

To check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws

Usage examples:

Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce., the agency regulates the financial service…

noun

A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.

Usage examples:

Investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting

verb

Take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis.

Usage examples:

Bone marrow cells were sampled

noun

A small amount of something which shows what the rest is or should be like

Usage examples:

A free sample, a blood/tissue sample, the booklet contains sample questions and answers., the poll …

noun

The captain of a ship or boat, especially a small trading or fishing vessel.

Usage examples:

The skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling

verb

Act as captain of.

Usage examples:

The course teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts

noun

A person or thing that skips.

Usage examples:

Eight-year-old mary is a tireless skipper

adjective

Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.

Usage examples:

He gave her a speculative glance

adjective

Bought or done in order to make a profit in the future

Usage examples:

A speculative venture, our forecast for next year is speculative.

adjective

Based on a guess and not on information

Usage examples:

The idea that a merger of this kind would ever take place is purely speculative., highly/overly spe…

verb

Guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.

Usage examples:

He steered the boat slowly towards the busy quay

noun

The type of steering of a vehicle.

Usage examples:

Some cars boast four-wheel steer

noun

Another term for bullock.

adjective

Not certain or fixed; provisional.

Usage examples:

A tentative conclusion

adjective

Not certain or confident

Usage examples:

We have tentative plans to go to hawaii in february., we have tentatively agreed to buy that house.

adjective

Not certain or agreed

Usage examples:

The car company and the union reached a tentative agreement., a tentative deal/plan/settlement, the…

noun

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.

Usage examples:

Both countries carried out nuclear tests in may

verb

Short for test match.

Usage examples:

The first test against new zealand

noun

The shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate.

Usage examples:

The tests of the shells are recrystallized, but the original ornamentation is preserved in very goo…

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Usage examples:

The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Usage examples:

Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…

noun

A pilot whose aircraft is positioned behind and outside the leading aircraft in a formation.

Usage examples:

As with most combat fighter wings, five wingmen flew in formation behind the lead fighter, usually …

noun

A pilot whose plane is flying behind and to the side of a plane that is leading a group of planes flying together

Usage examples:

In these kinds of situations it always helps to have a good wingman.