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Meaning of pilot

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pilot
      n 1: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
           [syn: {pilot}, {airplane pilot}]
      2: a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters
         going into or out of a harbor
      3: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to
         attract sponsors [syn: {pilot program}, {pilot film},
         {pilot}]
      4: something that serves as a model or a basis for making
         copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" [syn:
         {original}, {archetype}, {pilot}]
      5: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a
         larger gas burner [syn: {pilot burner}, {pilot light},
         {pilot}]
      6: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear
         the track [syn: {fender}, {buffer}, {cowcatcher}, {pilot}]
      v 1: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: {fly},
           {aviate}, {pilot}]
      2: act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan,
         direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is
         anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was
         navigating the ship during the accident?" [syn: {navigate},
         {pilot}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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