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pilot

n. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

pilot

n. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

PILOT

n. a kind of programming language

buffer, fender, cowcatcher

n. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

original, archetype

n. an original model on which something is patterned

pilot program, pilot film

n. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

navigate

v. 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?"

fly, aviate

v. fly a plane

test, trial, model, experimental

adj. of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"

leader

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

commander, air force officer

n. an officer in the airforce

navigator, sailing master

n. the ship's officer in charge of navigation

shape, form, pattern

n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

standard, criterion

n. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

example, model, exemplar, good example

n. something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"

pattern

n. a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"

steer, guide

v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

take, conduct, lead, guide, direct

v. take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

skipper

v. work as the skipper on a vessel

deal, conduct, carry out, carry on

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

handle, care for, deal with, manage

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

control, command, have power over, have control over

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

carry, express, convey

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

rule, govern, exercise authority over

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative

adj. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

notional, hypothetical, speculative, hypothetic

adj. not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"

confirmable, verifiable

adj. capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation

experiential, existential

adj. derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey

experimental, data-based, observational

adj. relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

semiempirical

adj. relying to some extent on observation or experiment

trial-and-error

adj. trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated; "he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution"

crew

n. the men who man a ship or aircraft

facsimile, autotype

n. an exact copy or reproduction

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