Definition of pilot in English:

pilot

nounPlural pilots ˈpʌɪlətˈpaɪlət

1A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
飞行员，驾驶员，机师
a strike by local airline pilots
as modifier the crash had been due to pilot error
Example sentencesExamples
- At its most basic, those tools are instructor pilots, other experienced pilots, and aircraft sorties.
- A major factor in this regard was the lack of any previous experience on the part of the pilots in flying jet aircraft.
- The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system.
- Jann has posted a collection of conversations between airline pilots and airport control towers.
- This will increase its operational effectiveness and reduce potential risks to the aircraft and pilots.
- See and avoid is one of the most basic responsibilities of a pilot operating an aircraft.
- In turn, the hanging undercarriage made it even more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft.
- Ted and Brett are both west coastbased airline pilots as well as aviation enthusiasts.
- During that year, the pilot of an aircraft flying over the ice cap spotted a downed aircraft.
- The following is an account of an exchange between airline pilots and a control tower.
- Both pilots have been flying aircraft for over 15 years, and neither had ever seen anything like this.
- These include, first, the status of Air Crews Control pilots and Flight Attendants working for Impulse.
- In addition to its important role as a simulator for pilots, model aircraft flying is staking a claim to serious sports status.
- Other members of the wing also approached the group commander about the pilot's inappropriate flying.
- Air Combat Command uses the aircraft as a companion trainer to provide pilots additional flying time at a lower cost.
- The school opened in January 2002 for C - 141 pilots, loadmasters and flight engineers.
- As outlined, the cost and length of training for UAV operators are substantially less than they are for pilots of manned aircraft.
- The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and the pilot lost control of it.
- The new aircraft will also allow pilots to increase their flying hours from 150 to 200 because of the aircraft's higher operating ceiling.
- He compared the procedure to that followed by an airline pilot preparing an aircraft for landing.
Synonyms
airman/airwoman, flyer, aeronaut
captain, commander, co-pilot, first/second officer, wingman
aircrew
informal skipper
dated aviator, aviatrix
North American informal jock, fly boy
1. 1.1 A person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving a harbour.
  引航员，领航员，引水员；舵手，舵工
  Example sentencesExamples
  As a result data (tides, water depths and weather) to help pilots navigate through the harbour and by shipping companies became inaccessible.
  After missing two tides because there were no pilots available the coaster Fast Will was allowed to sail for the Trent on Sunday unpiloted, leading another ship also without a pilot.
  Ships entering Sligo through Sligo Bay were guided into port by sea pilots who guided them to Pool Doy were river pilots brought the ship into the quays.
  I have scanned your ship, and it is outfitted with very qualified pilots as well as fairly good shields and torpedo cannons.
  He was also a ship's pilot, bringing sailing ships in and out of Fenit.
  She had gotten up for a moment to check on the pilot when the ship had started to uncontrollably lurch.
  Eusi noted that the pilot had shut his ship almost completely down.
  The squirrel fem that was the command pilot of the second ship did not like this in the least.
  The pilot announced as the ship began dodging an unseen enemy.
  I believe I was the last man to leave the ship before the pilot.
  The additional flying is to maintain and hone the night flying skills of our ship's pilots and aircrew.
  Also, while you walk around your ship, other pilots will give you some short comments, for example ‘Way to go ace’.
  He had more pressing problems - where were the pilots and their ships?
  The word Cybernetics comes from the Greek word kybernotos which means a governor - helmsman, actually, the kybernotos was the pilot of a ship.
  The four pilots strapped into their ships, and waited for the signal to launch.
  Built of English oak and Cornish elm, they are traditionally designed and locally built rowing boats originally used to deliver pilots to incoming merchant ships.
  So, the pilot of an interceptor ship will usually not start a close combat - he should destroy the target with rockets by taking the first shot.
  The pilot of this ship was an old friend Mac was all too obviously happy to see.
  Not only did it boost their speed, but the glow of the engines also momentarily blinded the pilot of the other ship.
  We just need the harbour pilot now, to help Mudder Pratt steer de ship of state.
  Synonyms
  navigator, helmsman, guide, steersman, coxswain
  leader, director, usher, escort, attendant
2. 1.2 A navigational handbook for use at sea.
  航海手册
3. 1.3informal A jockey.
  〈非正式〉职业骑师
  many expected him to get the job as Desert Orchid's pilot
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've been her pilot all year, and she's never been like this before.
  The ten stones turf pilot is the hottest jockey on the island and centre-frame in the up-coming Cheltenham picture.
  At that stage, Saturday's pilot Peter Buchanan was being lined up for April, but he now looks set to be on Strong Resolve, with Carrie re-applying for her riding licence.
  Dettori pilots Falbrav for final workout for Hong Kong Cup
  She will get a three-pound break in the weights for the Hollywood Turf Cup and will be ridden by regular pilot Alex Solis.
  The Downptarick pilot won the Grand National aboard Lord Gyllene in 1997 and has also finished second in two Cheltenham Gold Cup races.
  Regular pilot Richard Migliore will be aboard Wheelaway, who also is rated at 5-to - 1.
4. 1.4archaic A guide or leader.
  〈古〉向导；领导
2A television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series.
（电视）试播节目
he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom
Example sentencesExamples
- This pilot led to a full radio series, which quickly won a prestigious Sony Award.
- Needless to say, I was enthralled to view the pilot of the new series whilst I slumbered last night.
- They were responsible for over twenty series ideas that were made into pilots and sold for series production.
- BBC News has announced that Rod Liddle is moving on from editing the Today programme to work on a pilot for a new programme about politics for BBC TWO.
- Because the picture was originally intended as a pilot for cable television, the story lines do not blend together or evolve in a satisfying way.
- I can't imagine there was much clamor for failed television pilots from the buying public.
- The film was initially made as a pilot for a television series, which helps explain why the story is so convoluted.
- And if it was a pilot, no series has followed - possibly because all the comedic eggs were put into this one, only fairly amusing basket.
- Mulholland Drive was originally produced as a pilot for a television series, but it was abandoned because ABC found the plot too obscure.
- Radio Scotland's comedy writing initiative has produced pilots of three brand new sitcoms.
- Jim will also be concentrating his time on developing a pilot for a family sitcom for BBC ONE with Carla Lane and on new ideas for a late night series for the channel.
- The trio has also submitted a pilot to television stations.
- Mulholland Drive originated as a pilot for an ABC television series.
- Three years after this BBC show, Una McLean starred in a sitcom pilot, Did You See Una?
- A flat-share sitcom that aired as a pilot in Comedy Playhouse and then graduated to a full series.
- This looked like a pilot for a series, but none materialised - at least, not under this title.
- It's more hugely entertaining than any film with something to say has any right to be, and stylistically, it belies its roots as a television series pilot.
- I had once made a TV pilot of the radio programme with him and that had been an enjoyable experience, discussing simple issues like sex and politics with no mention of my childhood.
- Egypt is part of the BBC's TV Plus pilots, offering audiences a new way of engaging with BBC TV programmes to enhance their viewing experience.
- The Manchester Comedy Unit will also announce new pilot schemes for television and radio.
Synonyms
trial episode, pilot episode, pilot programme
sample, experiment
3Telecommunications
often as modifier An unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization.
〔电信〕控制引导信号；同步引导信号
Example sentencesExamples
- Data conversion method and apparatus imbedding pilot signal into converted data and reducing error propagation between datawords
- The switch position of each antenna element is programmed for optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode which receives a pilot signal.
- In an embodiment of the invention, a particular mobile station transmits a pilot strength measurement message to the base station.
- While the tracking sensitivity has been greatly enhanced by having a pilot signal, the extremely long code chosen has made it impractical to use it for acquisition.
- The integration time is solved by having two signal components from each satellite, one with data, but one without, known as the pilot signal.
4
another term for cowcatcher
Example sentencesExamples
- Today, people in the railroad industry frown upon the term "cow catcher," but the pilot is still in use.
- Since diesel locomotives feature front cabs carrying crew, the pilot must be constructed to prevent the cab from being struck by objects deflected from the road.

adjective ˈpʌɪlətˈpaɪlət

attributive Done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely.
试验性的；试点性的；小规模的
a pilot scheme for training workers
培训工人的试验性计划。
Example sentencesExamples
- This year they announced a big, controversial change to rubbish collection and recycling across the city without any consultation or pilot scheme to test it out.
- This experience makes a pilot scheme unnecessary.
- York Hospital is part of a nationwide pilot scheme exploring ways to implement the Matron's Charter - a national action plan for cleaner hospitals.
- The survey was tested in a pilot study using a convenience sample of laboratory managers known to the researchers.
- York City chairman Steve Beck and his fellow heads of Third Division clubs were today discussing plans for the introduction of a pilot salary cap scheme for next season.
- The glitch was discovered by Lothian and Borders Police in 2002 during pilot tests of tagging devices before they were rolled out across Scotland.
- Bexley has been chosen by the Home Office for a two-year pilot scheme which could change the face of policing.
- At a meeting of the children and young people's scrutiny committee yesterday councillors again recommended that the proposals to close the schools be delayed so pilot studies can be evaluated.
- That has been the experience of the pilot sites, of duty prosecutors in stations, that the quality of the cases improves, and that those cases that start will finish in the way that they should.
- The government has launched an HK $85 million pilot scheme to test the effectiveness of smaller classes in 40 primary schools.
- This month the hospital began trialling a pilot scheme to give older patients a quiet window in the afternoons when they can eat their evening meal without interruption.
- The pilot scheme was introduced in Great Ayton after high numbers of bogus callers and high pressure salesmen were seen there, and is backed by Hambleton Community Safety Partnership.
- Askham Grange wants to build on its progressive reputation by introducing a pilot scheme that would keep mothers and children together until school age.
- It is thought likely that the use of cameras across the country will be increased as a result of the experimental pilot scheme, conducted in eight areas of the UK.
- These two pilot studies tested new strategies in reperfusion for MI.
- He claimed pilot tests on pay-by-use schemes had shown that people would enjoy lower refuse charges when the system went nationwide in 2005.
- The present research was implemented as a pilot study to test feasibility and examine preliminary evidence of program effectiveness.
- The idea is that we will disseminate the results to all businesses at a launch event in March by which time we will have worked with service providers and will have tested a pilot scheme.
- The changes, if adopted by government, will be implemented over the next 10 years with a four-year pilot scheme to test the diploma.
- The service introduced on a pilot basis in Guntur and Tenali will be extended to all towns.
Synonyms
experimental, exploratory, trial, test, sample, model, tentative, speculative, preliminary

verbpilots, piloted, piloting ˈpʌɪlətˈpaɪlət

[with object]

1Be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship)
驾驶（飞机）；为…引航，为…领航；为…操舵
he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville
Example sentencesExamples
- The ship was piloted by a Captain John Rouse, a man with fifteen years experience in cargo hauling and a minor in sales, and his daughter Lily.
- In an astounding effort, humans piloting ultralight aircraft taught a novice flock how to migrate from Florida to Wisconsin.
- One of them taught their attendants how to be space police; the other taught their attendants how to pilot ships and fly.
- The second reason was that Sali held a civil aviation certificate which enabled him to pilot any aircraft out of the country.
- As Mark piloted the ship out of the Hangar bay, all hands taking cover in case the problem wasn't fixed, Tanj headed back to the engine spaces to see how her end was holding up.
- A Japanese person piloting an airplane today could easily fly it into a ship, if he were willing to die; the difference today is that no one wants to die for the cause of Japanese imperialism.
- Merlin didn't think twice about her ability to pilot the ship and turned his attention to a navigational scanner.
- ‘I haven't forgotten,’ Voelker said, piloting the ship into the shuttle bay and beginning the landing cycle.
- What about those of us who are not piloting oil tankers or fighting forest fires, but who wake up groggy after a late night on the town?
- At times you really believe you are piloting your ship and are about to dock with a space station.
- Billy piloted the ship forward towards the pirates, with his own grappler arms extended.
- Disarmed and piloting a disarmed ship, the crew of the Excelsior is forced to send out a squadron of the unfamiliar shuttlecraft that now occupy their hangar bay.
- In 1979 he successfully piloted the same helicopter on an open sea rescue mission in gale force winds, for which he was awarded the Air Force Cross for his skill and bravery.
- Ellis and Morscheck were piloting the aeroplanes through a manoeuvre in which one aircraft rejoins the other five while flying in a formation barrel roll on January 21.
- I piloted the ship in, so now I have to pilot it out again and I am soon exiting the station taking in the visual delight of the sector once more.
- The company has 80 employees engaged in everything from building the gondolas to piloting the ships, and four $5 million blimps in inventory.
- The psychology teacher from Poynton, who has used a wheelchair for almost 20 years after being paralysed in a car crash, has previously parachuted, piloted a light aircraft and plays wheelchair rugby.
- The ship's assistant captain, who was piloting the boat, fled the scene and attempted suicide at his home in Staten Island.
- One of Mrs Wilson's biggest regrets was never being able to pilot an aircraft.
- Afterward, Dave and Jenna, who had turned out to be an excellent pilot herself, gave their friends a quick tutorial on piloting an aircraft.
Synonyms
fly, be at the controls of, control, handle, manoeuvre, drive, operate, steer, regulate, monitor, direct, captain
informal skipper
rare aviate
1. 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Guide or steer.
  〈古〉向导；领导
  Melissa piloted her through the booking hall
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is helping to pilot a Bill through Parliament calling for an international treaty on the arms trade to be agreed by 2006.
  Law Minister Moudud Ahmed piloted through parliament the bill for faster trials for cases of serious crimes involving murder, rape, illegal arms and explosives, and narcotics.
  A former leader of Aberdeen City Council, Sewel was offered a seat in the Lords in 1995 specifically to pilot the devolution bill through Parliament.
  Home Secretary David Blunkett is currently piloting through measures to crack down on noisy neighbours and loutish youths.
  Both played key roles in piloting Merck's badly damaged stock to a relatively smooth emergency landing.
  Rumbles will be piloting a bill through the Scottish Parliament to set up the Scottish equivalent of the Westminster sleaze watchdog and says Filkin would be ideal for the job.
  Nine CEO David Gyngell has the unenviable task of piloting the faded No. 1 network over the remainder of this year.
  Falconer, who is preparing to pilot his constitutional reform bill through parliament, has committed himself to deciding on a site by the summer.
  They fell to discussing Sedgemore's multitudinous achievements, his thunderous oratory, the life-changing bills he piloted through the Commons.
  Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael, who piloted the recent legislation to ban fox hunting through Parliament, had been due to address the conference, but failed to attend.
  But the great majority of the amendments accepted are those from the minister who is piloting the bill through the House.
  If approved, they would be piloted through Parliament by finance minister Tom McCabe, although he will face opposition from Labour's Liberal Democrat coalition partners, who favour a local income tax.
  Jeremie added as he piloted the bill to eventual passage in the Lower House.
  Minister of State Michael Ahern, who is piloting the bill through the Oireachtas, is believed to be considering raising it to e500,000-a move that would remove hundreds of companies from the net.
  Larry, we're going to pilot that long-term solution in Jackson, Mississippi, by the end of the month.
  Despite this Morrison piloted the Bill successfully through Parliament and it became the Road Traffic Act, 1930.
  A Parsi, Jamsetji Tata, conceived of it, a Kannadiga, the then Maharaja of Mysore, agreed to provide the land and the Government of India piloted and saw through the whole idea.
  O'Neal successfully piloted a bill through the Legislative Council last Thursday that prohibits anyone from using a name other than the original name of an area in any official capacity.
  The Fed wants plenty of time to pilot the economy on its intended course of steady growth and low inflation.
  Mr Willmott's last task as political leader of Kennet will be to pilot through the budget for the next financial year.
  The so-called ‘Overland Astorians’ needed a guide to pilot them through Crow country to the west.
  Synonyms
  navigate, guide, steer, direct, sail, usher, shepherd, show the way to, lead, conduct, escort, convoy
2Test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely.
试验性的；试点性的；小规模的
one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June
Example sentencesExamples
- Given the amount of concern and anger which your proposals have generated, why have you refused to pilot the scheme in one area of the city first?
- Ms Cooper said that so-called e-voting, piloted in Sheffield involving voting by mobile phone text-message or over the Internet, had not produced the same increase in turn-out as postal voting.
- Now we are piloting a project to provide regular weekly music sessions for children with learning difficulties.
- One force which piloted the scheme, the West Midlands, used a form which required 77 pieces of information to be entered by officers about each stop. search news
- Meanwhile Defra is urging farmers to sign up to a scheme piloting a gamma interferon test, which could reduce the time herds are under restriction.
- Business Link has piloted a scheme in the Bradford Trident area where entrepreneurs can get loans for up to £5,000 even if they are turned away by the major banks.
- The West Yorkshire Volume Crime Unit, one of only seven being piloted across the country, will use the same modus operandi as is currently in place for tackling murder and other ‘serious’ crimes.
- It is described as ‘venture philanthropy’, providing cash to pilot schemes that will be passed over to the Scottish Executive as proven concepts.
- It is an idea based on work done by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations in the United States, who have given permission for their materials to be adapted and piloted in North Bradford.
- Police in Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton are piloting a scheme in response to a continuing number of complaints about off-road bikers.
- Now the Council is considering submitting a bid for the city to become one of two national pilots pioneering projects to keep the streets gum free.
- Thirty schools will be involved in the scheme, 13 in Lancashire, with 24 piloting the scheme and six acting as a control test.
- In a bid to take credit to the customer's door step, HDFC Bank is setting up loan shops through its direct selling agents and has piloted the project in Chennai.
- The council is also planning to pilot a scheme in the city's long-stay car parks which will allow users to pay by credit card and avoid having to search for the right change.
- With the enthusiastic backing of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, the project team picked two districts in which to pilot the scheme.
- When it was first brought in by the then Home Secretary, and now Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard, a dozen years ago, it was not unreasonably piloted in the crime black spots, namely the inner cities.
- It is also piloting schemes such as breakfast clubs, tuck shops and vending machines with healthy food and bottled water rather than chocolate and crisps.
- Our experience in Enfield where the scheme was piloted was that residents would come up and express their appreciation.
- The council plans to pilot the scheme from March 1, in Eggborough, Whitley, Camblesforth and Carlton.
- An important part of piloting the coding scheme will be testing for consistency between coders and, if time permits, intra-coder reliability.
Synonyms
test, trial, put to the test, try out, carry out trials on, experiment with, assess, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, check out

Derivatives

pilotage

noun ˈpʌɪlətɪdʒˈpaɪlədɪdʒ

We know how many river users are appalled at the way pilotage is being run and who are genuinely frightened to use the Humber without an experienced navigator.
Example sentencesExamples
- Evasive action after the bombing was also under the pilotage navigator's direction.
- Aimed at improving your sailing, it covers pilotage and navigation in tidal waters, selecting and reefing sails, interpreting shipping forecasts, mooring and dealing with emergencies.
- We hold pilotage to be a service to the shipowner and general public to ensure that safety is put before profit.
- An Electronic Flight Information System provides primary pilotage and navigation displays for the aircrew.

pilotless

adjective ˈpʌɪlətləsˈpaɪlətləs

The CIA launches Hellfires from pilotless Predator aircraft.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a reusable pilotless target aircraft, which has been accepted as the standard aerial target for the Indian Air Force, Navy and Army.
- The budget devoted $29 billion to the war on terrorism and $9 billion to unconventional arms like pilotless spy planes carrying missiles and laser communications system for troops.
- Hardly more effective, but at least proven to work, were the piggy-back aircraft: fighters clamped on top of pilotless bombers filled with explosives.
- The attack was conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency using a pilotless drone aircraft firing hellfire missiles.

Origin

Early 16th century (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon 'oar', (plural) 'rudder'.

The aerial pilot appears earlier than expected, with the person flying a balloon being called a pilot in the 1830s. The ultimate root is Greek pēdon ‘oar, rudder’. To drop the pilot is to abandon a trustworthy adviser. ‘Dropping the pilot’ was the caption of a famous cartoon by John Tenniel, published in Punch on 20 March 1890. It depicted Kaiser Wilhelm II's dismissal of Otto von Bismarck as German Chancellor, who had guided the country for many years.

Rhymes

Pilate

Definition of pilot in US English:

pilot

nounˈpaɪlətˈpīlət

1A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
飞行员，驾驶员，机师
Example sentencesExamples
- See and avoid is one of the most basic responsibilities of a pilot operating an aircraft.
- He compared the procedure to that followed by an airline pilot preparing an aircraft for landing.
- In turn, the hanging undercarriage made it even more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft.
- Other members of the wing also approached the group commander about the pilot's inappropriate flying.
- The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and the pilot lost control of it.
- The following is an account of an exchange between airline pilots and a control tower.
- Both pilots have been flying aircraft for over 15 years, and neither had ever seen anything like this.
- The new aircraft will also allow pilots to increase their flying hours from 150 to 200 because of the aircraft's higher operating ceiling.
- Jann has posted a collection of conversations between airline pilots and airport control towers.
- In addition to its important role as a simulator for pilots, model aircraft flying is staking a claim to serious sports status.
- Ted and Brett are both west coastbased airline pilots as well as aviation enthusiasts.
- Air Combat Command uses the aircraft as a companion trainer to provide pilots additional flying time at a lower cost.
- At its most basic, those tools are instructor pilots, other experienced pilots, and aircraft sorties.
- As outlined, the cost and length of training for UAV operators are substantially less than they are for pilots of manned aircraft.
- During that year, the pilot of an aircraft flying over the ice cap spotted a downed aircraft.
- The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system.
- The school opened in January 2002 for C - 141 pilots, loadmasters and flight engineers.
- This will increase its operational effectiveness and reduce potential risks to the aircraft and pilots.
- These include, first, the status of Air Crews Control pilots and Flight Attendants working for Impulse.
- A major factor in this regard was the lack of any previous experience on the part of the pilots in flying jet aircraft.
Synonyms
airman, airwoman, flyer, aeronaut
1. 1.1 A person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving confined waters; a helmsman.
  引航员，领航员，引水员；舵手，舵工
  Example sentencesExamples
  The word Cybernetics comes from the Greek word kybernotos which means a governor - helmsman, actually, the kybernotos was the pilot of a ship.
  I have scanned your ship, and it is outfitted with very qualified pilots as well as fairly good shields and torpedo cannons.
  Also, while you walk around your ship, other pilots will give you some short comments, for example ‘Way to go ace’.
  He was also a ship's pilot, bringing sailing ships in and out of Fenit.
  We just need the harbour pilot now, to help Mudder Pratt steer de ship of state.
  The four pilots strapped into their ships, and waited for the signal to launch.
  She had gotten up for a moment to check on the pilot when the ship had started to uncontrollably lurch.
  After missing two tides because there were no pilots available the coaster Fast Will was allowed to sail for the Trent on Sunday unpiloted, leading another ship also without a pilot.
  Ships entering Sligo through Sligo Bay were guided into port by sea pilots who guided them to Pool Doy were river pilots brought the ship into the quays.
  Not only did it boost their speed, but the glow of the engines also momentarily blinded the pilot of the other ship.
  The pilot announced as the ship began dodging an unseen enemy.
  Built of English oak and Cornish elm, they are traditionally designed and locally built rowing boats originally used to deliver pilots to incoming merchant ships.
  The pilot of this ship was an old friend Mac was all too obviously happy to see.
  So, the pilot of an interceptor ship will usually not start a close combat - he should destroy the target with rockets by taking the first shot.
  The additional flying is to maintain and hone the night flying skills of our ship's pilots and aircrew.
  He had more pressing problems - where were the pilots and their ships?
  As a result data (tides, water depths and weather) to help pilots navigate through the harbour and by shipping companies became inaccessible.
  Eusi noted that the pilot had shut his ship almost completely down.
  I believe I was the last man to leave the ship before the pilot.
  The squirrel fem that was the command pilot of the second ship did not like this in the least.
  Synonyms
  navigator, helmsman, guide, steersman, coxswain
2. 1.2archaic A guide or leader.
  〈古〉向导；领导
2A television program made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series.
（电视）试播节目
Example sentencesExamples
- The film was initially made as a pilot for a television series, which helps explain why the story is so convoluted.
- Jim will also be concentrating his time on developing a pilot for a family sitcom for BBC ONE with Carla Lane and on new ideas for a late night series for the channel.
- Three years after this BBC show, Una McLean starred in a sitcom pilot, Did You See Una?
- Radio Scotland's comedy writing initiative has produced pilots of three brand new sitcoms.
- Because the picture was originally intended as a pilot for cable television, the story lines do not blend together or evolve in a satisfying way.
- I can't imagine there was much clamor for failed television pilots from the buying public.
- Needless to say, I was enthralled to view the pilot of the new series whilst I slumbered last night.
- Egypt is part of the BBC's TV Plus pilots, offering audiences a new way of engaging with BBC TV programmes to enhance their viewing experience.
- The Manchester Comedy Unit will also announce new pilot schemes for television and radio.
- And if it was a pilot, no series has followed - possibly because all the comedic eggs were put into this one, only fairly amusing basket.
- A flat-share sitcom that aired as a pilot in Comedy Playhouse and then graduated to a full series.
- This looked like a pilot for a series, but none materialised - at least, not under this title.
- BBC News has announced that Rod Liddle is moving on from editing the Today programme to work on a pilot for a new programme about politics for BBC TWO.
- Mulholland Drive was originally produced as a pilot for a television series, but it was abandoned because ABC found the plot too obscure.
- It's more hugely entertaining than any film with something to say has any right to be, and stylistically, it belies its roots as a television series pilot.
- They were responsible for over twenty series ideas that were made into pilots and sold for series production.
- I had once made a TV pilot of the radio programme with him and that had been an enjoyable experience, discussing simple issues like sex and politics with no mention of my childhood.
- The trio has also submitted a pilot to television stations.
- This pilot led to a full radio series, which quickly won a prestigious Sony Award.
- Mulholland Drive originated as a pilot for an ABC television series.
Synonyms
trial episode, pilot episode, pilot programme
3Telecommunications
often as modifier An unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization.
〔电信〕控制引导信号；同步引导信号
Example sentencesExamples
- The switch position of each antenna element is programmed for optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode which receives a pilot signal.
- In an embodiment of the invention, a particular mobile station transmits a pilot strength measurement message to the base station.
- Data conversion method and apparatus imbedding pilot signal into converted data and reducing error propagation between datawords
- While the tracking sensitivity has been greatly enhanced by having a pilot signal, the extremely long code chosen has made it impractical to use it for acquisition.
- The integration time is solved by having two signal components from each satellite, one with data, but one without, known as the pilot signal.
4
another term for cowcatcher
Example sentencesExamples
- Today, people in the railroad industry frown upon the term "cow catcher," but the pilot is still in use.
- Since diesel locomotives feature front cabs carrying crew, the pilot must be constructed to prevent the cab from being struck by objects deflected from the road.
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short for pilot light (sense 1)

adjectiveˈpaɪlətˈpīlət

attributive Done as an experiment or test before introducing something more widely.
试验性的；试点性的；小规模的
a two-year pilot study
Example sentencesExamples
- This month the hospital began trialling a pilot scheme to give older patients a quiet window in the afternoons when they can eat their evening meal without interruption.
- These two pilot studies tested new strategies in reperfusion for MI.
- Bexley has been chosen by the Home Office for a two-year pilot scheme which could change the face of policing.
- He claimed pilot tests on pay-by-use schemes had shown that people would enjoy lower refuse charges when the system went nationwide in 2005.
- It is thought likely that the use of cameras across the country will be increased as a result of the experimental pilot scheme, conducted in eight areas of the UK.
- This experience makes a pilot scheme unnecessary.
- The pilot scheme was introduced in Great Ayton after high numbers of bogus callers and high pressure salesmen were seen there, and is backed by Hambleton Community Safety Partnership.
- The present research was implemented as a pilot study to test feasibility and examine preliminary evidence of program effectiveness.
- York City chairman Steve Beck and his fellow heads of Third Division clubs were today discussing plans for the introduction of a pilot salary cap scheme for next season.
- The service introduced on a pilot basis in Guntur and Tenali will be extended to all towns.
- The idea is that we will disseminate the results to all businesses at a launch event in March by which time we will have worked with service providers and will have tested a pilot scheme.
- The glitch was discovered by Lothian and Borders Police in 2002 during pilot tests of tagging devices before they were rolled out across Scotland.
- York Hospital is part of a nationwide pilot scheme exploring ways to implement the Matron's Charter - a national action plan for cleaner hospitals.
- The changes, if adopted by government, will be implemented over the next 10 years with a four-year pilot scheme to test the diploma.
- At a meeting of the children and young people's scrutiny committee yesterday councillors again recommended that the proposals to close the schools be delayed so pilot studies can be evaluated.
- Askham Grange wants to build on its progressive reputation by introducing a pilot scheme that would keep mothers and children together until school age.
- This year they announced a big, controversial change to rubbish collection and recycling across the city without any consultation or pilot scheme to test it out.
- That has been the experience of the pilot sites, of duty prosecutors in stations, that the quality of the cases improves, and that those cases that start will finish in the way that they should.
- The survey was tested in a pilot study using a convenience sample of laboratory managers known to the researchers.
- The government has launched an HK $85 million pilot scheme to test the effectiveness of smaller classes in 40 primary schools.
Synonyms
experimental, exploratory, trial, test, sample, model, tentative, speculative, preliminary

verbˈpaɪlətˈpīlət

[with object]

1Act as a pilot of (an aircraft or ship).
驾驶（飞机）；为…引航，为…领航；为…操舵
Example sentencesExamples
- The ship was piloted by a Captain John Rouse, a man with fifteen years experience in cargo hauling and a minor in sales, and his daughter Lily.
- As Mark piloted the ship out of the Hangar bay, all hands taking cover in case the problem wasn't fixed, Tanj headed back to the engine spaces to see how her end was holding up.
- One of Mrs Wilson's biggest regrets was never being able to pilot an aircraft.
- Merlin didn't think twice about her ability to pilot the ship and turned his attention to a navigational scanner.
- Ellis and Morscheck were piloting the aeroplanes through a manoeuvre in which one aircraft rejoins the other five while flying in a formation barrel roll on January 21.
- In 1979 he successfully piloted the same helicopter on an open sea rescue mission in gale force winds, for which he was awarded the Air Force Cross for his skill and bravery.
- ‘I haven't forgotten,’ Voelker said, piloting the ship into the shuttle bay and beginning the landing cycle.
- Disarmed and piloting a disarmed ship, the crew of the Excelsior is forced to send out a squadron of the unfamiliar shuttlecraft that now occupy their hangar bay.
- In an astounding effort, humans piloting ultralight aircraft taught a novice flock how to migrate from Florida to Wisconsin.
- The psychology teacher from Poynton, who has used a wheelchair for almost 20 years after being paralysed in a car crash, has previously parachuted, piloted a light aircraft and plays wheelchair rugby.
- One of them taught their attendants how to be space police; the other taught their attendants how to pilot ships and fly.
- Afterward, Dave and Jenna, who had turned out to be an excellent pilot herself, gave their friends a quick tutorial on piloting an aircraft.
- I piloted the ship in, so now I have to pilot it out again and I am soon exiting the station taking in the visual delight of the sector once more.
- The company has 80 employees engaged in everything from building the gondolas to piloting the ships, and four $5 million blimps in inventory.
- What about those of us who are not piloting oil tankers or fighting forest fires, but who wake up groggy after a late night on the town?
- The second reason was that Sali held a civil aviation certificate which enabled him to pilot any aircraft out of the country.
- The ship's assistant captain, who was piloting the boat, fled the scene and attempted suicide at his home in Staten Island.
- At times you really believe you are piloting your ship and are about to dock with a space station.
- A Japanese person piloting an airplane today could easily fly it into a ship, if he were willing to die; the difference today is that no one wants to die for the cause of Japanese imperialism.
- Billy piloted the ship forward towards the pirates, with his own grappler arms extended.
Synonyms
fly, be at the controls of, control, handle, manoeuvre, drive, operate, steer, regulate, monitor, direct, captain
1. 1.1 Guide or steer.
  〈古〉向导；领导
  the task of piloting the economy out of recession
  使经济走出萧条的任务。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A Parsi, Jamsetji Tata, conceived of it, a Kannadiga, the then Maharaja of Mysore, agreed to provide the land and the Government of India piloted and saw through the whole idea.
  But the great majority of the amendments accepted are those from the minister who is piloting the bill through the House.
  Despite this Morrison piloted the Bill successfully through Parliament and it became the Road Traffic Act, 1930.
  Both played key roles in piloting Merck's badly damaged stock to a relatively smooth emergency landing.
  A former leader of Aberdeen City Council, Sewel was offered a seat in the Lords in 1995 specifically to pilot the devolution bill through Parliament.
  The Fed wants plenty of time to pilot the economy on its intended course of steady growth and low inflation.
  Larry, we're going to pilot that long-term solution in Jackson, Mississippi, by the end of the month.
  Jeremie added as he piloted the bill to eventual passage in the Lower House.
  O'Neal successfully piloted a bill through the Legislative Council last Thursday that prohibits anyone from using a name other than the original name of an area in any official capacity.
  Home Secretary David Blunkett is currently piloting through measures to crack down on noisy neighbours and loutish youths.
  Mr Willmott's last task as political leader of Kennet will be to pilot through the budget for the next financial year.
  He is helping to pilot a Bill through Parliament calling for an international treaty on the arms trade to be agreed by 2006.
  Law Minister Moudud Ahmed piloted through parliament the bill for faster trials for cases of serious crimes involving murder, rape, illegal arms and explosives, and narcotics.
  Minister of State Michael Ahern, who is piloting the bill through the Oireachtas, is believed to be considering raising it to e500,000-a move that would remove hundreds of companies from the net.
  The so-called ‘Overland Astorians’ needed a guide to pilot them through Crow country to the west.
  Rumbles will be piloting a bill through the Scottish Parliament to set up the Scottish equivalent of the Westminster sleaze watchdog and says Filkin would be ideal for the job.
  They fell to discussing Sedgemore's multitudinous achievements, his thunderous oratory, the life-changing bills he piloted through the Commons.
  Falconer, who is preparing to pilot his constitutional reform bill through parliament, has committed himself to deciding on a site by the summer.
  If approved, they would be piloted through Parliament by finance minister Tom McCabe, although he will face opposition from Labour's Liberal Democrat coalition partners, who favour a local income tax.
  Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael, who piloted the recent legislation to ban fox hunting through Parliament, had been due to address the conference, but failed to attend.
  Nine CEO David Gyngell has the unenviable task of piloting the faded No. 1 network over the remainder of this year.
  Synonyms
  navigate, guide, steer, direct, sail, usher, shepherd, show the way to, lead, conduct, escort, convoy
2Test (a plan, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely.
试验性的；试点性的；小规模的
other schools were piloting such courses
Example sentencesExamples
- Meanwhile Defra is urging farmers to sign up to a scheme piloting a gamma interferon test, which could reduce the time herds are under restriction.
- Thirty schools will be involved in the scheme, 13 in Lancashire, with 24 piloting the scheme and six acting as a control test.
- Now the Council is considering submitting a bid for the city to become one of two national pilots pioneering projects to keep the streets gum free.
- It is described as ‘venture philanthropy’, providing cash to pilot schemes that will be passed over to the Scottish Executive as proven concepts.
- It is an idea based on work done by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations in the United States, who have given permission for their materials to be adapted and piloted in North Bradford.
- The council is also planning to pilot a scheme in the city's long-stay car parks which will allow users to pay by credit card and avoid having to search for the right change.
- Police in Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton are piloting a scheme in response to a continuing number of complaints about off-road bikers.
- It is also piloting schemes such as breakfast clubs, tuck shops and vending machines with healthy food and bottled water rather than chocolate and crisps.
- In a bid to take credit to the customer's door step, HDFC Bank is setting up loan shops through its direct selling agents and has piloted the project in Chennai.
- Now we are piloting a project to provide regular weekly music sessions for children with learning difficulties.
- Given the amount of concern and anger which your proposals have generated, why have you refused to pilot the scheme in one area of the city first?
- One force which piloted the scheme, the West Midlands, used a form which required 77 pieces of information to be entered by officers about each stop. search news
- Business Link has piloted a scheme in the Bradford Trident area where entrepreneurs can get loans for up to £5,000 even if they are turned away by the major banks.
- Ms Cooper said that so-called e-voting, piloted in Sheffield involving voting by mobile phone text-message or over the Internet, had not produced the same increase in turn-out as postal voting.
- When it was first brought in by the then Home Secretary, and now Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard, a dozen years ago, it was not unreasonably piloted in the crime black spots, namely the inner cities.
- With the enthusiastic backing of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, the project team picked two districts in which to pilot the scheme.
- An important part of piloting the coding scheme will be testing for consistency between coders and, if time permits, intra-coder reliability.
- The West Yorkshire Volume Crime Unit, one of only seven being piloted across the country, will use the same modus operandi as is currently in place for tackling murder and other ‘serious’ crimes.
- The council plans to pilot the scheme from March 1, in Eggborough, Whitley, Camblesforth and Carlton.
- Our experience in Enfield where the scheme was piloted was that residents would come up and express their appreciation.
Synonyms
test, trial, put to the test, try out, carry out trials on, experiment with, assess, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, check out

Origin

Early 16th century (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.

单词	pilot
释义	Definition of pilot in English: pilot nounPlural pilots ˈpʌɪlətˈpaɪlət 1A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 飞行员，驾驶员，机师 a strike by local airline pilots as modifier the crash had been due to pilot error Example sentencesExamples At its most basic, those tools are instructor pilots, other experienced pilots, and aircraft sorties. A major factor in this regard was the lack of any previous experience on the part of the pilots in flying jet aircraft. The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system. Jann has posted a collection of conversations between airline pilots and airport control towers. This will increase its operational effectiveness and reduce potential risks to the aircraft and pilots. See and avoid is one of the most basic responsibilities of a pilot operating an aircraft. In turn, the hanging undercarriage made it even more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft. Ted and Brett are both west coastbased airline pilots as well as aviation enthusiasts. During that year, the pilot of an aircraft flying over the ice cap spotted a downed aircraft. The following is an account of an exchange between airline pilots and a control tower. Both pilots have been flying aircraft for over 15 years, and neither had ever seen anything like this. These include, first, the status of Air Crews Control pilots and Flight Attendants working for Impulse. In addition to its important role as a simulator for pilots, model aircraft flying is staking a claim to serious sports status. Other members of the wing also approached the group commander about the pilot's inappropriate flying. Air Combat Command uses the aircraft as a companion trainer to provide pilots additional flying time at a lower cost. The school opened in January 2002 for C - 141 pilots, loadmasters and flight engineers. As outlined, the cost and length of training for UAV operators are substantially less than they are for pilots of manned aircraft. The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and the pilot lost control of it. The new aircraft will also allow pilots to increase their flying hours from 150 to 200 because of the aircraft's higher operating ceiling. He compared the procedure to that followed by an airline pilot preparing an aircraft for landing. Synonyms airman/airwoman, flyer, aeronaut captain, commander, co-pilot, first/second officer, wingman aircrew informal skipper dated aviator, aviatrix North American informal jock, fly boy 1.1 A person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving a harbour. 引航员，领航员，引水员；舵手，舵工 Example sentencesExamples As a result data (tides, water depths and weather) to help pilots navigate through the harbour and by shipping companies became inaccessible. After missing two tides because there were no pilots available the coaster Fast Will was allowed to sail for the Trent on Sunday unpiloted, leading another ship also without a pilot. Ships entering Sligo through Sligo Bay were guided into port by sea pilots who guided them to Pool Doy were river pilots brought the ship into the quays. I have scanned your ship, and it is outfitted with very qualified pilots as well as fairly good shields and torpedo cannons. He was also a ship's pilot, bringing sailing ships in and out of Fenit. She had gotten up for a moment to check on the pilot when the ship had started to uncontrollably lurch. Eusi noted that the pilot had shut his ship almost completely down. The squirrel fem that was the command pilot of the second ship did not like this in the least. The pilot announced as the ship began dodging an unseen enemy. I believe I was the last man to leave the ship before the pilot. The additional flying is to maintain and hone the night flying skills of our ship's pilots and aircrew. Also, while you walk around your ship, other pilots will give you some short comments, for example ‘Way to go ace’. He had more pressing problems - where were the pilots and their ships? The word Cybernetics comes from the Greek word kybernotos which means a governor - helmsman, actually, the kybernotos was the pilot of a ship. The four pilots strapped into their ships, and waited for the signal to launch. Built of English oak and Cornish elm, they are traditionally designed and locally built rowing boats originally used to deliver pilots to incoming merchant ships. So, the pilot of an interceptor ship will usually not start a close combat - he should destroy the target with rockets by taking the first shot. The pilot of this ship was an old friend Mac was all too obviously happy to see. Not only did it boost their speed, but the glow of the engines also momentarily blinded the pilot of the other ship. We just need the harbour pilot now, to help Mudder Pratt steer de ship of state. Synonyms navigator, helmsman, guide, steersman, coxswain leader, director, usher, escort, attendant 1.2 A navigational handbook for use at sea. 航海手册 1.3informal A jockey. 〈非正式〉职业骑师 many expected him to get the job as Desert Orchid's pilot Example sentencesExamples I've been her pilot all year, and she's never been like this before. The ten stones turf pilot is the hottest jockey on the island and centre-frame in the up-coming Cheltenham picture. At that stage, Saturday's pilot Peter Buchanan was being lined up for April, but he now looks set to be on Strong Resolve, with Carrie re-applying for her riding licence. Dettori pilots Falbrav for final workout for Hong Kong Cup She will get a three-pound break in the weights for the Hollywood Turf Cup and will be ridden by regular pilot Alex Solis. The Downptarick pilot won the Grand National aboard Lord Gyllene in 1997 and has also finished second in two Cheltenham Gold Cup races. Regular pilot Richard Migliore will be aboard Wheelaway, who also is rated at 5-to - 1. 1.4archaic A guide or leader. 〈古〉向导；领导 2A television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series. （电视）试播节目 he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom Example sentencesExamples This pilot led to a full radio series, which quickly won a prestigious Sony Award. Needless to say, I was enthralled to view the pilot of the new series whilst I slumbered last night. They were responsible for over twenty series ideas that were made into pilots and sold for series production. BBC News has announced that Rod Liddle is moving on from editing the Today programme to work on a pilot for a new programme about politics for BBC TWO. Because the picture was originally intended as a pilot for cable television, the story lines do not blend together or evolve in a satisfying way. I can't imagine there was much clamor for failed television pilots from the buying public. The film was initially made as a pilot for a television series, which helps explain why the story is so convoluted. And if it was a pilot, no series has followed - possibly because all the comedic eggs were put into this one, only fairly amusing basket. Mulholland Drive was originally produced as a pilot for a television series, but it was abandoned because ABC found the plot too obscure. Radio Scotland's comedy writing initiative has produced pilots of three brand new sitcoms. Jim will also be concentrating his time on developing a pilot for a family sitcom for BBC ONE with Carla Lane and on new ideas for a late night series for the channel. The trio has also submitted a pilot to television stations. Mulholland Drive originated as a pilot for an ABC television series. Three years after this BBC show, Una McLean starred in a sitcom pilot, Did You See Una? A flat-share sitcom that aired as a pilot in Comedy Playhouse and then graduated to a full series. This looked like a pilot for a series, but none materialised - at least, not under this title. It's more hugely entertaining than any film with something to say has any right to be, and stylistically, it belies its roots as a television series pilot. I had once made a TV pilot of the radio programme with him and that had been an enjoyable experience, discussing simple issues like sex and politics with no mention of my childhood. Egypt is part of the BBC's TV Plus pilots, offering audiences a new way of engaging with BBC TV programmes to enhance their viewing experience. The Manchester Comedy Unit will also announce new pilot schemes for television and radio. Synonyms trial episode, pilot episode, pilot programme sample, experiment 3Telecommunications often as modifier An unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization. 〔电信〕控制引导信号；同步引导信号 Example sentencesExamples Data conversion method and apparatus imbedding pilot signal into converted data and reducing error propagation between datawords The switch position of each antenna element is programmed for optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode which receives a pilot signal. In an embodiment of the invention, a particular mobile station transmits a pilot strength measurement message to the base station. While the tracking sensitivity has been greatly enhanced by having a pilot signal, the extremely long code chosen has made it impractical to use it for acquisition. The integration time is solved by having two signal components from each satellite, one with data, but one without, known as the pilot signal. 4 another term for cowcatcher Example sentencesExamples Today, people in the railroad industry frown upon the term "cow catcher," but the pilot is still in use. Since diesel locomotives feature front cabs carrying crew, the pilot must be constructed to prevent the cab from being struck by objects deflected from the road. adjective ˈpʌɪlətˈpaɪlət attributive Done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely. 试验性的；试点性的；小规模的 a pilot scheme for training workers 培训工人的试验性计划。 Example sentencesExamples This year they announced a big, controversial change to rubbish collection and recycling across the city without any consultation or pilot scheme to test it out. This experience makes a pilot scheme unnecessary. York Hospital is part of a nationwide pilot scheme exploring ways to implement the Matron's Charter - a national action plan for cleaner hospitals. The survey was tested in a pilot study using a convenience sample of laboratory managers known to the researchers. York City chairman Steve Beck and his fellow heads of Third Division clubs were today discussing plans for the introduction of a pilot salary cap scheme for next season. The glitch was discovered by Lothian and Borders Police in 2002 during pilot tests of tagging devices before they were rolled out across Scotland. Bexley has been chosen by the Home Office for a two-year pilot scheme which could change the face of policing. At a meeting of the children and young people's scrutiny committee yesterday councillors again recommended that the proposals to close the schools be delayed so pilot studies can be evaluated. That has been the experience of the pilot sites, of duty prosecutors in stations, that the quality of the cases improves, and that those cases that start will finish in the way that they should. The government has launched an HK $85 million pilot scheme to test the effectiveness of smaller classes in 40 primary schools. This month the hospital began trialling a pilot scheme to give older patients a quiet window in the afternoons when they can eat their evening meal without interruption. The pilot scheme was introduced in Great Ayton after high numbers of bogus callers and high pressure salesmen were seen there, and is backed by Hambleton Community Safety Partnership. Askham Grange wants to build on its progressive reputation by introducing a pilot scheme that would keep mothers and children together until school age. It is thought likely that the use of cameras across the country will be increased as a result of the experimental pilot scheme, conducted in eight areas of the UK. These two pilot studies tested new strategies in reperfusion for MI. He claimed pilot tests on pay-by-use schemes had shown that people would enjoy lower refuse charges when the system went nationwide in 2005. The present research was implemented as a pilot study to test feasibility and examine preliminary evidence of program effectiveness. The idea is that we will disseminate the results to all businesses at a launch event in March by which time we will have worked with service providers and will have tested a pilot scheme. The changes, if adopted by government, will be implemented over the next 10 years with a four-year pilot scheme to test the diploma. The service introduced on a pilot basis in Guntur and Tenali will be extended to all towns. Synonyms experimental, exploratory, trial, test, sample, model, tentative, speculative, preliminary verbpilots, piloted, piloting ˈpʌɪlətˈpaɪlət [with object] 1Be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship) 驾驶（飞机）；为…引航，为…领航；为…操舵 he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville Example sentencesExamples The ship was piloted by a Captain John Rouse, a man with fifteen years experience in cargo hauling and a minor in sales, and his daughter Lily. In an astounding effort, humans piloting ultralight aircraft taught a novice flock how to migrate from Florida to Wisconsin. One of them taught their attendants how to be space police; the other taught their attendants how to pilot ships and fly. The second reason was that Sali held a civil aviation certificate which enabled him to pilot any aircraft out of the country. As Mark piloted the ship out of the Hangar bay, all hands taking cover in case the problem wasn't fixed, Tanj headed back to the engine spaces to see how her end was holding up. A Japanese person piloting an airplane today could easily fly it into a ship, if he were willing to die; the difference today is that no one wants to die for the cause of Japanese imperialism. Merlin didn't think twice about her ability to pilot the ship and turned his attention to a navigational scanner. ‘I haven't forgotten,’ Voelker said, piloting the ship into the shuttle bay and beginning the landing cycle. What about those of us who are not piloting oil tankers or fighting forest fires, but who wake up groggy after a late night on the town? At times you really believe you are piloting your ship and are about to dock with a space station. Billy piloted the ship forward towards the pirates, with his own grappler arms extended. Disarmed and piloting a disarmed ship, the crew of the Excelsior is forced to send out a squadron of the unfamiliar shuttlecraft that now occupy their hangar bay. In 1979 he successfully piloted the same helicopter on an open sea rescue mission in gale force winds, for which he was awarded the Air Force Cross for his skill and bravery. Ellis and Morscheck were piloting the aeroplanes through a manoeuvre in which one aircraft rejoins the other five while flying in a formation barrel roll on January 21. I piloted the ship in, so now I have to pilot it out again and I am soon exiting the station taking in the visual delight of the sector once more. The company has 80 employees engaged in everything from building the gondolas to piloting the ships, and four $5 million blimps in inventory. The psychology teacher from Poynton, who has used a wheelchair for almost 20 years after being paralysed in a car crash, has previously parachuted, piloted a light aircraft and plays wheelchair rugby. The ship's assistant captain, who was piloting the boat, fled the scene and attempted suicide at his home in Staten Island. One of Mrs Wilson's biggest regrets was never being able to pilot an aircraft. Afterward, Dave and Jenna, who had turned out to be an excellent pilot herself, gave their friends a quick tutorial on piloting an aircraft. Synonyms fly, be at the controls of, control, handle, manoeuvre, drive, operate, steer, regulate, monitor, direct, captain informal skipper rare aviate 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Guide or steer. 〈古〉向导；领导 Melissa piloted her through the booking hall Example sentencesExamples He is helping to pilot a Bill through Parliament calling for an international treaty on the arms trade to be agreed by 2006. Law Minister Moudud Ahmed piloted through parliament the bill for faster trials for cases of serious crimes involving murder, rape, illegal arms and explosives, and narcotics. A former leader of Aberdeen City Council, Sewel was offered a seat in the Lords in 1995 specifically to pilot the devolution bill through Parliament. Home Secretary David Blunkett is currently piloting through measures to crack down on noisy neighbours and loutish youths. Both played key roles in piloting Merck's badly damaged stock to a relatively smooth emergency landing. Rumbles will be piloting a bill through the Scottish Parliament to set up the Scottish equivalent of the Westminster sleaze watchdog and says Filkin would be ideal for the job. Nine CEO David Gyngell has the unenviable task of piloting the faded No. 1 network over the remainder of this year. Falconer, who is preparing to pilot his constitutional reform bill through parliament, has committed himself to deciding on a site by the summer. They fell to discussing Sedgemore's multitudinous achievements, his thunderous oratory, the life-changing bills he piloted through the Commons. Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael, who piloted the recent legislation to ban fox hunting through Parliament, had been due to address the conference, but failed to attend. But the great majority of the amendments accepted are those from the minister who is piloting the bill through the House. If approved, they would be piloted through Parliament by finance minister Tom McCabe, although he will face opposition from Labour's Liberal Democrat coalition partners, who favour a local income tax. Jeremie added as he piloted the bill to eventual passage in the Lower House. Minister of State Michael Ahern, who is piloting the bill through the Oireachtas, is believed to be considering raising it to e500,000-a move that would remove hundreds of companies from the net. Larry, we're going to pilot that long-term solution in Jackson, Mississippi, by the end of the month. Despite this Morrison piloted the Bill successfully through Parliament and it became the Road Traffic Act, 1930. A Parsi, Jamsetji Tata, conceived of it, a Kannadiga, the then Maharaja of Mysore, agreed to provide the land and the Government of India piloted and saw through the whole idea. O'Neal successfully piloted a bill through the Legislative Council last Thursday that prohibits anyone from using a name other than the original name of an area in any official capacity. The Fed wants plenty of time to pilot the economy on its intended course of steady growth and low inflation. Mr Willmott's last task as political leader of Kennet will be to pilot through the budget for the next financial year. The so-called ‘Overland Astorians’ needed a guide to pilot them through Crow country to the west. Synonyms navigate, guide, steer, direct, sail, usher, shepherd, show the way to, lead, conduct, escort, convoy 2Test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely. 试验性的；试点性的；小规模的 one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June Example sentencesExamples Given the amount of concern and anger which your proposals have generated, why have you refused to pilot the scheme in one area of the city first? Ms Cooper said that so-called e-voting, piloted in Sheffield involving voting by mobile phone text-message or over the Internet, had not produced the same increase in turn-out as postal voting. Now we are piloting a project to provide regular weekly music sessions for children with learning difficulties. One force which piloted the scheme, the West Midlands, used a form which required 77 pieces of information to be entered by officers about each stop. search news Meanwhile Defra is urging farmers to sign up to a scheme piloting a gamma interferon test, which could reduce the time herds are under restriction. Business Link has piloted a scheme in the Bradford Trident area where entrepreneurs can get loans for up to £5,000 even if they are turned away by the major banks. The West Yorkshire Volume Crime Unit, one of only seven being piloted across the country, will use the same modus operandi as is currently in place for tackling murder and other ‘serious’ crimes. It is described as ‘venture philanthropy’, providing cash to pilot schemes that will be passed over to the Scottish Executive as proven concepts. It is an idea based on work done by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations in the United States, who have given permission for their materials to be adapted and piloted in North Bradford. Police in Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton are piloting a scheme in response to a continuing number of complaints about off-road bikers. Now the Council is considering submitting a bid for the city to become one of two national pilots pioneering projects to keep the streets gum free. Thirty schools will be involved in the scheme, 13 in Lancashire, with 24 piloting the scheme and six acting as a control test. In a bid to take credit to the customer's door step, HDFC Bank is setting up loan shops through its direct selling agents and has piloted the project in Chennai. The council is also planning to pilot a scheme in the city's long-stay car parks which will allow users to pay by credit card and avoid having to search for the right change. With the enthusiastic backing of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, the project team picked two districts in which to pilot the scheme. When it was first brought in by the then Home Secretary, and now Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard, a dozen years ago, it was not unreasonably piloted in the crime black spots, namely the inner cities. It is also piloting schemes such as breakfast clubs, tuck shops and vending machines with healthy food and bottled water rather than chocolate and crisps. Our experience in Enfield where the scheme was piloted was that residents would come up and express their appreciation. The council plans to pilot the scheme from March 1, in Eggborough, Whitley, Camblesforth and Carlton. An important part of piloting the coding scheme will be testing for consistency between coders and, if time permits, intra-coder reliability. Synonyms test, trial, put to the test, try out, carry out trials on, experiment with, assess, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, check out Derivatives pilotage noun ˈpʌɪlətɪdʒˈpaɪlədɪdʒ We know how many river users are appalled at the way pilotage is being run and who are genuinely frightened to use the Humber without an experienced navigator. Example sentencesExamples Evasive action after the bombing was also under the pilotage navigator's direction. Aimed at improving your sailing, it covers pilotage and navigation in tidal waters, selecting and reefing sails, interpreting shipping forecasts, mooring and dealing with emergencies. We hold pilotage to be a service to the shipowner and general public to ensure that safety is put before profit. An Electronic Flight Information System provides primary pilotage and navigation displays for the aircrew. pilotless adjective ˈpʌɪlətləsˈpaɪlətləs The CIA launches Hellfires from pilotless Predator aircraft. Example sentencesExamples It is a reusable pilotless target aircraft, which has been accepted as the standard aerial target for the Indian Air Force, Navy and Army. The budget devoted $29 billion to the war on terrorism and $9 billion to unconventional arms like pilotless spy planes carrying missiles and laser communications system for troops. Hardly more effective, but at least proven to work, were the piggy-back aircraft: fighters clamped on top of pilotless bombers filled with explosives. The attack was conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency using a pilotless drone aircraft firing hellfire missiles. Origin Early 16th century (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon 'oar', (plural) 'rudder'. The aerial pilot appears earlier than expected, with the person flying a balloon being called a pilot in the 1830s. The ultimate root is Greek pēdon ‘oar, rudder’. To drop the pilot is to abandon a trustworthy adviser. ‘Dropping the pilot’ was the caption of a famous cartoon by John Tenniel, published in Punch on 20 March 1890. It depicted Kaiser Wilhelm II's dismissal of Otto von Bismarck as German Chancellor, who had guided the country for many years. Rhymes Pilate Definition of pilot in US English: pilot nounˈpaɪlətˈpīlət 1A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 飞行员，驾驶员，机师 Example sentencesExamples See and avoid is one of the most basic responsibilities of a pilot operating an aircraft. He compared the procedure to that followed by an airline pilot preparing an aircraft for landing. In turn, the hanging undercarriage made it even more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft. Other members of the wing also approached the group commander about the pilot's inappropriate flying. The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and the pilot lost control of it. The following is an account of an exchange between airline pilots and a control tower. Both pilots have been flying aircraft for over 15 years, and neither had ever seen anything like this. The new aircraft will also allow pilots to increase their flying hours from 150 to 200 because of the aircraft's higher operating ceiling. Jann has posted a collection of conversations between airline pilots and airport control towers. In addition to its important role as a simulator for pilots, model aircraft flying is staking a claim to serious sports status. Ted and Brett are both west coastbased airline pilots as well as aviation enthusiasts. Air Combat Command uses the aircraft as a companion trainer to provide pilots additional flying time at a lower cost. At its most basic, those tools are instructor pilots, other experienced pilots, and aircraft sorties. As outlined, the cost and length of training for UAV operators are substantially less than they are for pilots of manned aircraft. During that year, the pilot of an aircraft flying over the ice cap spotted a downed aircraft. The vectoring controls can be operated manually by the pilot or automatically by the flight control system. The school opened in January 2002 for C - 141 pilots, loadmasters and flight engineers. This will increase its operational effectiveness and reduce potential risks to the aircraft and pilots. These include, first, the status of Air Crews Control pilots and Flight Attendants working for Impulse. A major factor in this regard was the lack of any previous experience on the part of the pilots in flying jet aircraft. Synonyms airman, airwoman, flyer, aeronaut 1.1 A person with expert local knowledge qualified to take charge of a ship entering or leaving confined waters; a helmsman. 引航员，领航员，引水员；舵手，舵工 Example sentencesExamples The word Cybernetics comes from the Greek word kybernotos which means a governor - helmsman, actually, the kybernotos was the pilot of a ship. I have scanned your ship, and it is outfitted with very qualified pilots as well as fairly good shields and torpedo cannons. Also, while you walk around your ship, other pilots will give you some short comments, for example ‘Way to go ace’. He was also a ship's pilot, bringing sailing ships in and out of Fenit. We just need the harbour pilot now, to help Mudder Pratt steer de ship of state. The four pilots strapped into their ships, and waited for the signal to launch. She had gotten up for a moment to check on the pilot when the ship had started to uncontrollably lurch. After missing two tides because there were no pilots available the coaster Fast Will was allowed to sail for the Trent on Sunday unpiloted, leading another ship also without a pilot. Ships entering Sligo through Sligo Bay were guided into port by sea pilots who guided them to Pool Doy were river pilots brought the ship into the quays. Not only did it boost their speed, but the glow of the engines also momentarily blinded the pilot of the other ship. The pilot announced as the ship began dodging an unseen enemy. Built of English oak and Cornish elm, they are traditionally designed and locally built rowing boats originally used to deliver pilots to incoming merchant ships. The pilot of this ship was an old friend Mac was all too obviously happy to see. So, the pilot of an interceptor ship will usually not start a close combat - he should destroy the target with rockets by taking the first shot. The additional flying is to maintain and hone the night flying skills of our ship's pilots and aircrew. He had more pressing problems - where were the pilots and their ships? As a result data (tides, water depths and weather) to help pilots navigate through the harbour and by shipping companies became inaccessible. Eusi noted that the pilot had shut his ship almost completely down. I believe I was the last man to leave the ship before the pilot. The squirrel fem that was the command pilot of the second ship did not like this in the least. Synonyms navigator, helmsman, guide, steersman, coxswain 1.2archaic A guide or leader. 〈古〉向导；领导 2A television program made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series. （电视）试播节目 Example sentencesExamples The film was initially made as a pilot for a television series, which helps explain why the story is so convoluted. Jim will also be concentrating his time on developing a pilot for a family sitcom for BBC ONE with Carla Lane and on new ideas for a late night series for the channel. Three years after this BBC show, Una McLean starred in a sitcom pilot, Did You See Una? Radio Scotland's comedy writing initiative has produced pilots of three brand new sitcoms. Because the picture was originally intended as a pilot for cable television, the story lines do not blend together or evolve in a satisfying way. I can't imagine there was much clamor for failed television pilots from the buying public. Needless to say, I was enthralled to view the pilot of the new series whilst I slumbered last night. Egypt is part of the BBC's TV Plus pilots, offering audiences a new way of engaging with BBC TV programmes to enhance their viewing experience. The Manchester Comedy Unit will also announce new pilot schemes for television and radio. And if it was a pilot, no series has followed - possibly because all the comedic eggs were put into this one, only fairly amusing basket. A flat-share sitcom that aired as a pilot in Comedy Playhouse and then graduated to a full series. This looked like a pilot for a series, but none materialised - at least, not under this title. BBC News has announced that Rod Liddle is moving on from editing the Today programme to work on a pilot for a new programme about politics for BBC TWO. Mulholland Drive was originally produced as a pilot for a television series, but it was abandoned because ABC found the plot too obscure. It's more hugely entertaining than any film with something to say has any right to be, and stylistically, it belies its roots as a television series pilot. They were responsible for over twenty series ideas that were made into pilots and sold for series production. I had once made a TV pilot of the radio programme with him and that had been an enjoyable experience, discussing simple issues like sex and politics with no mention of my childhood. The trio has also submitted a pilot to television stations. This pilot led to a full radio series, which quickly won a prestigious Sony Award. Mulholland Drive originated as a pilot for an ABC television series. Synonyms trial episode, pilot episode, pilot programme 3Telecommunications often as modifier An unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization. 〔电信〕控制引导信号；同步引导信号 Example sentencesExamples The switch position of each antenna element is programmed for optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode which receives a pilot signal. In an embodiment of the invention, a particular mobile station transmits a pilot strength measurement message to the base station. Data conversion method and apparatus imbedding pilot signal into converted data and reducing error propagation between datawords While the tracking sensitivity has been greatly enhanced by having a pilot signal, the extremely long code chosen has made it impractical to use it for acquisition. The integration time is solved by having two signal components from each satellite, one with data, but one without, known as the pilot signal. 4 another term for cowcatcher Example sentencesExamples Today, people in the railroad industry frown upon the term "cow catcher," but the pilot is still in use. Since diesel locomotives feature front cabs carrying crew, the pilot must be constructed to prevent the cab from being struck by objects deflected from the road. 5 short for pilot light (sense 1) adjectiveˈpaɪlətˈpīlət attributive Done as an experiment or test before introducing something more widely. 试验性的；试点性的；小规模的 a two-year pilot study Example sentencesExamples This month the hospital began trialling a pilot scheme to give older patients a quiet window in the afternoons when they can eat their evening meal without interruption. These two pilot studies tested new strategies in reperfusion for MI. Bexley has been chosen by the Home Office for a two-year pilot scheme which could change the face of policing. He claimed pilot tests on pay-by-use schemes had shown that people would enjoy lower refuse charges when the system went nationwide in 2005. It is thought likely that the use of cameras across the country will be increased as a result of the experimental pilot scheme, conducted in eight areas of the UK. This experience makes a pilot scheme unnecessary. The pilot scheme was introduced in Great Ayton after high numbers of bogus callers and high pressure salesmen were seen there, and is backed by Hambleton Community Safety Partnership. The present research was implemented as a pilot study to test feasibility and examine preliminary evidence of program effectiveness. York City chairman Steve Beck and his fellow heads of Third Division clubs were today discussing plans for the introduction of a pilot salary cap scheme for next season. The service introduced on a pilot basis in Guntur and Tenali will be extended to all towns. The idea is that we will disseminate the results to all businesses at a launch event in March by which time we will have worked with service providers and will have tested a pilot scheme. The glitch was discovered by Lothian and Borders Police in 2002 during pilot tests of tagging devices before they were rolled out across Scotland. York Hospital is part of a nationwide pilot scheme exploring ways to implement the Matron's Charter - a national action plan for cleaner hospitals. The changes, if adopted by government, will be implemented over the next 10 years with a four-year pilot scheme to test the diploma. At a meeting of the children and young people's scrutiny committee yesterday councillors again recommended that the proposals to close the schools be delayed so pilot studies can be evaluated. Askham Grange wants to build on its progressive reputation by introducing a pilot scheme that would keep mothers and children together until school age. This year they announced a big, controversial change to rubbish collection and recycling across the city without any consultation or pilot scheme to test it out. That has been the experience of the pilot sites, of duty prosecutors in stations, that the quality of the cases improves, and that those cases that start will finish in the way that they should. The survey was tested in a pilot study using a convenience sample of laboratory managers known to the researchers. The government has launched an HK $85 million pilot scheme to test the effectiveness of smaller classes in 40 primary schools. Synonyms experimental, exploratory, trial, test, sample, model, tentative, speculative, preliminary verbˈpaɪlətˈpīlət [with object] 1Act as a pilot of (an aircraft or ship). 驾驶（飞机）；为…引航，为…领航；为…操舵 Example sentencesExamples The ship was piloted by a Captain John Rouse, a man with fifteen years experience in cargo hauling and a minor in sales, and his daughter Lily. As Mark piloted the ship out of the Hangar bay, all hands taking cover in case the problem wasn't fixed, Tanj headed back to the engine spaces to see how her end was holding up. One of Mrs Wilson's biggest regrets was never being able to pilot an aircraft. Merlin didn't think twice about her ability to pilot the ship and turned his attention to a navigational scanner. Ellis and Morscheck were piloting the aeroplanes through a manoeuvre in which one aircraft rejoins the other five while flying in a formation barrel roll on January 21. In 1979 he successfully piloted the same helicopter on an open sea rescue mission in gale force winds, for which he was awarded the Air Force Cross for his skill and bravery. ‘I haven't forgotten,’ Voelker said, piloting the ship into the shuttle bay and beginning the landing cycle. Disarmed and piloting a disarmed ship, the crew of the Excelsior is forced to send out a squadron of the unfamiliar shuttlecraft that now occupy their hangar bay. In an astounding effort, humans piloting ultralight aircraft taught a novice flock how to migrate from Florida to Wisconsin. The psychology teacher from Poynton, who has used a wheelchair for almost 20 years after being paralysed in a car crash, has previously parachuted, piloted a light aircraft and plays wheelchair rugby. One of them taught their attendants how to be space police; the other taught their attendants how to pilot ships and fly. Afterward, Dave and Jenna, who had turned out to be an excellent pilot herself, gave their friends a quick tutorial on piloting an aircraft. I piloted the ship in, so now I have to pilot it out again and I am soon exiting the station taking in the visual delight of the sector once more. The company has 80 employees engaged in everything from building the gondolas to piloting the ships, and four $5 million blimps in inventory. What about those of us who are not piloting oil tankers or fighting forest fires, but who wake up groggy after a late night on the town? The second reason was that Sali held a civil aviation certificate which enabled him to pilot any aircraft out of the country. The ship's assistant captain, who was piloting the boat, fled the scene and attempted suicide at his home in Staten Island. At times you really believe you are piloting your ship and are about to dock with a space station. A Japanese person piloting an airplane today could easily fly it into a ship, if he were willing to die; the difference today is that no one wants to die for the cause of Japanese imperialism. Billy piloted the ship forward towards the pirates, with his own grappler arms extended. Synonyms fly, be at the controls of, control, handle, manoeuvre, drive, operate, steer, regulate, monitor, direct, captain 1.1 Guide or steer. 〈古〉向导；领导 the task of piloting the economy out of recession 使经济走出萧条的任务。 Example sentencesExamples A Parsi, Jamsetji Tata, conceived of it, a Kannadiga, the then Maharaja of Mysore, agreed to provide the land and the Government of India piloted and saw through the whole idea. But the great majority of the amendments accepted are those from the minister who is piloting the bill through the House. Despite this Morrison piloted the Bill successfully through Parliament and it became the Road Traffic Act, 1930. Both played key roles in piloting Merck's badly damaged stock to a relatively smooth emergency landing. A former leader of Aberdeen City Council, Sewel was offered a seat in the Lords in 1995 specifically to pilot the devolution bill through Parliament. The Fed wants plenty of time to pilot the economy on its intended course of steady growth and low inflation. Larry, we're going to pilot that long-term solution in Jackson, Mississippi, by the end of the month. Jeremie added as he piloted the bill to eventual passage in the Lower House. O'Neal successfully piloted a bill through the Legislative Council last Thursday that prohibits anyone from using a name other than the original name of an area in any official capacity. Home Secretary David Blunkett is currently piloting through measures to crack down on noisy neighbours and loutish youths. Mr Willmott's last task as political leader of Kennet will be to pilot through the budget for the next financial year. He is helping to pilot a Bill through Parliament calling for an international treaty on the arms trade to be agreed by 2006. Law Minister Moudud Ahmed piloted through parliament the bill for faster trials for cases of serious crimes involving murder, rape, illegal arms and explosives, and narcotics. Minister of State Michael Ahern, who is piloting the bill through the Oireachtas, is believed to be considering raising it to e500,000-a move that would remove hundreds of companies from the net. The so-called ‘Overland Astorians’ needed a guide to pilot them through Crow country to the west. Rumbles will be piloting a bill through the Scottish Parliament to set up the Scottish equivalent of the Westminster sleaze watchdog and says Filkin would be ideal for the job. They fell to discussing Sedgemore's multitudinous achievements, his thunderous oratory, the life-changing bills he piloted through the Commons. Falconer, who is preparing to pilot his constitutional reform bill through parliament, has committed himself to deciding on a site by the summer. If approved, they would be piloted through Parliament by finance minister Tom McCabe, although he will face opposition from Labour's Liberal Democrat coalition partners, who favour a local income tax. Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael, who piloted the recent legislation to ban fox hunting through Parliament, had been due to address the conference, but failed to attend. Nine CEO David Gyngell has the unenviable task of piloting the faded No. 1 network over the remainder of this year. Synonyms navigate, guide, steer, direct, sail, usher, shepherd, show the way to, lead, conduct, escort, convoy 2Test (a plan, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely. 试验性的；试点性的；小规模的 other schools were piloting such courses Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile Defra is urging farmers to sign up to a scheme piloting a gamma interferon test, which could reduce the time herds are under restriction. Thirty schools will be involved in the scheme, 13 in Lancashire, with 24 piloting the scheme and six acting as a control test. Now the Council is considering submitting a bid for the city to become one of two national pilots pioneering projects to keep the streets gum free. It is described as ‘venture philanthropy’, providing cash to pilot schemes that will be passed over to the Scottish Executive as proven concepts. It is an idea based on work done by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations in the United States, who have given permission for their materials to be adapted and piloted in North Bradford. The council is also planning to pilot a scheme in the city's long-stay car parks which will allow users to pay by credit card and avoid having to search for the right change. Police in Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton are piloting a scheme in response to a continuing number of complaints about off-road bikers. It is also piloting schemes such as breakfast clubs, tuck shops and vending machines with healthy food and bottled water rather than chocolate and crisps. In a bid to take credit to the customer's door step, HDFC Bank is setting up loan shops through its direct selling agents and has piloted the project in Chennai. Now we are piloting a project to provide regular weekly music sessions for children with learning difficulties. Given the amount of concern and anger which your proposals have generated, why have you refused to pilot the scheme in one area of the city first? One force which piloted the scheme, the West Midlands, used a form which required 77 pieces of information to be entered by officers about each stop. search news Business Link has piloted a scheme in the Bradford Trident area where entrepreneurs can get loans for up to £5,000 even if they are turned away by the major banks. Ms Cooper said that so-called e-voting, piloted in Sheffield involving voting by mobile phone text-message or over the Internet, had not produced the same increase in turn-out as postal voting. When it was first brought in by the then Home Secretary, and now Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard, a dozen years ago, it was not unreasonably piloted in the crime black spots, namely the inner cities. With the enthusiastic backing of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, the project team picked two districts in which to pilot the scheme. An important part of piloting the coding scheme will be testing for consistency between coders and, if time permits, intra-coder reliability. The West Yorkshire Volume Crime Unit, one of only seven being piloted across the country, will use the same modus operandi as is currently in place for tackling murder and other ‘serious’ crimes. The council plans to pilot the scheme from March 1, in Eggborough, Whitley, Camblesforth and Carlton. Our experience in Enfield where the scheme was piloted was that residents would come up and express their appreciation. Synonyms test, trial, put to the test, try out, carry out trials on, experiment with, assess, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, check out Origin Early 16th century (denoting a person who steers a ship): from French pilote, from medieval Latin pilotus, an alteration of pedota, based on Greek pēdon ‘oar’, (plural) ‘rudder’.
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