amerikai:
brit:
1. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
2. 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.
3. A guide book for maritime navigation.
4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
5. A pilot vehicle.
6. A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
7. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
8. Something serving as a test or trial.
We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.
9. A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
10. 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.
11. A cowcatcher.
12. A pilot light.
13. One who flies a kite.
14. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
1. To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
2. To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
3. To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
2. Used to control or activate another device.
a pilot light
3. Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.
a pilot vehicle