| Engelsk > Engelsk |
|
| pilot |
| 1. n. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
| 2. n. 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. n. A guide book for maritime navigation. |
| 4. n. An instrument for detecting the compass error. |
| 5. n. (AU, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle. |
| 6. n. (AU, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort. |
| 7. n. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area. |
| 8. n. Something serving as a test or trial. |
| We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide. |
| 9. n. (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel. |
| 10. n. (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft. |
| 11. n. (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not; the first episode of an actual TV show. |
| 12. n. (rail transport) A cowcatcher. |
| 13. n. A pilot light. |
| 14. n. One who flies a kite. |
| 15. n. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool. |
| 16. adj. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant) |
| The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes. |
| 17. adj. Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light) |
| 18. adj. A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle) |
| 19. adj. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp") |
| 20. v. To control (an aircraft or watercraft). |
| 21. v. To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters. |
| 22. v. To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.) |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
|
| pilot |
| 1. pilot |
