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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pilot

Pilate 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