pilot
verb [T] (SHIP) /ˈpaɪ.lət/Definition
› to direct a ship into a port or through an area of waterNavigation and shipwrecksSailing and boating
(Definition of pilot verb (SHIP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buoy noun
- channel noun (PASSAGE)
- chart noun (DRAWING)
- circumnavigate verb (SAIL AROUND)
- dead reckoning noun
- foghorn noun
- lane noun (STRIP)
- lighthouse noun
- lodestar noun
- nautical mile noun
- navigator noun
- passage noun (TRAVEL)
- pilot noun (SHIP)
- quadrant noun (DEVICE)
- sea lane noun
- sextant noun
- shipwreck noun
- shipwreck verb
- sonar noun
- wreck noun
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