pilot
[ pahy-luht ]
/ ˈpaɪ lət /
noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use: a pilot project.
Origin of pilot
1520–30; earlier
pylotte < Middle French
pillotte < Italian
pilota, dissimilated variant of
pedota < Medieval Greek
*pēdṓtēs steersman, equivalent to
pēd(á) rudder (plural of
pēdón oar) +
-ōtēs agent suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM pilot
un·pi·lot·ed, adjective well-pi·lot·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pilot
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British Dictionary definitions for pilot
pilot
/ (ˈpaɪlət) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for pilot
C16: from French
pilote, from Medieval Latin
pilotus, ultimately from Greek
pēdon oar; related to Greek
pous foot