noun

1. a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. "a strike by local airline pilots" синонимы: airman/airwoman, flyer, aeronaut, captain, commander, co-pilot, first/second officer, wingman, aircrew, skipper, aviator, aviatrix, birdman, jock, fly boy
2. a television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series. "he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom" синонимы: trial episode, pilot episode, pilot programme, sample, experiment
3. an unmodulated reference signal transmitted with another signal for the purposes of control or synchronization.
4. another term for cowcatcher.

adjective

done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely. "a pilot scheme for training workers" синонимы: experimental, exploratory, trial, test, sample, model, tentative, speculative, preliminary

verb

1. be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship). "he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville" синонимы: fly, be at the controls of, control, handle, manoeuvre, drive, operate, steer, regulate, monitor, direct, captain, skipper, aviate
2. test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely. "one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June" синонимы: test, trial, put to the test, try out, carry out trials on, experiment with, assess, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, check out