piloting

piloting
noun
1. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
Syn: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage
Derivationally related forms: ↑pilot, ↑pilot (for: ↑pilotage), ↑navigational (for: ↑navigation), ↑navigate (for: ↑navigation)
Members of this Topic:
bear down on, ↑bear down upon, ↑luff, ↑point, ↑weather, ↑boat, ↑steamer, ↑steam, ↑yacht, ↑sail, ↑beat, ↑scud, ↑rack, ↑outpoint, ↑tack, ↑wear round, ↑wear ship, ↑ferry, ↑raft, ↑barge
Hypernyms: ↑steering, ↑guidance, ↑direction
2. the occupation of a pilot
Syn: ↑pilotage
Derivationally related forms: ↑pilot (for: ↑pilotage), ↑pilot
Hypernyms: ↑trade, ↑craft

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noun (-s)
Etymology: from gerund of pilot (II)
: the part of navigation concerned with directing the movement or determining the position of a ship or airplane by reference to landmarks, aids to navigation, or soundings

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/puy"leuh ting/, n.
the determination of the course or position of a ship or airplane by any of various navigational methods or devices.
[1710-20; PILOT + -ING1]

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