pilot

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A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
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A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
A book for maritime navigation.
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
A vehicle.
A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
1834, Crockett|David Crockett, ''A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett'', E. L. Cary and A. Hart, page 43:

So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots.

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The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
(senseid) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
(quote-av)Well, the way they pick TV shows is they make one show. That show's called a pilot. Then they show that one show to the people who pick shows, and on the strength of that one show, they decide if they wanna make more shows.
A cowcatcher.
A driver.
A light.
One who flies a kite.
A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.

''a pilot run of the new factory''

''The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.''

''a pilot light''

Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.

''a pilot vehicle''

To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
{{quote-text|en|year=1975|author=John H. Reed; Transportation Safety Board|title=Safety Information|page=30
To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
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To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.
(quote-book)|publisher=Pan Books|location=London|year_published=1954|page=7|passage=Thus it came about that, three days later, I descended from the train at Styles St. Mary, an absurd little station, with no apparent reason for existence, perched up in the midst of green fields and country lanes. John Cavendish was waiting on the platform, and piloted me out to the car.
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