plural of pilot

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pilot

A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. / 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.

Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. / Used to control or activate another device. / Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.

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

present participle of pilot

The form of navigation in which position is determined by relation to external reference points.

simple past tense and past participle of pilot

(rare) One who pilots or steers.

(obsolete) pilotry