pilotとは

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪlət/
• 韻: -aɪlət

名詞

pilot (複数形 pilots)

1. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
   • 1697, John Dryden, The Works of Virgil, The Aeneid Book One

     They scud before the wind, and sail in open sea. / Ahead of all the master pilot steers; / And, as he leads, the following navy veers.

2. 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. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
4. (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
5. (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
6. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
   • 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, E. L. Cary and A. Hart, page 43:

     So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots.

7. Something serving as a test or trial.

   We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.

   1. (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
8. A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
9. A sample episode of a proposed TV series
10. (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
11. A pilot light.
12. One who flies a kite.
    • 2003, John P. Glaser, A Father's Collage, page 31:

      Julia has become quite a good kite pilot. She has learned how to repeatedly buzz her father's head, coming within two feet, and not hitting him.

13. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.

派生語

形容詞

pilot (not comparable)

1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant)

   The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.

2. Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light)
3. A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle)
4. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")

動詞

pilot (三人称単数 現在形 pilots, 現在分詞 piloting, 過去形および過去分詞形 piloted)

1. (transitive) To control (an aircraft または watercraft).
2. (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
3. (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)

アナグラム

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