Synonyms:
pilot, airplane_pilot
Meaning: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
fly, aviate, pilot
Meaning: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
Synonyms:
navigate, pilot
Meaning: 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?"
Usage examples
He wasn't the real pilot.
That's what the pilot said.
Kara was evidently a skilful pilot.
There was also a young pilot, looking nervous and unhappy.
Trenchant, an excellent pilot, was forced to join the party.
I wasn't counting on three for the trip," the pilot protested.
Smith-Oldwick pressed the ape-man's hand and clambered into the pilot's seat.
That shuttle pilot was found in a routine check, stowed away on the life raft.
The pilot stared at her doubtfully and finally turned back to his controls, still muttering.
It would miss him by a good hundred feet, but it was probably the best the amateur pilot could do.