Pilot

See also: pilot

German

Etymology

Ca. 1500, from Italian pilota, in part through Middle French pilote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈloːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Pilot m (weak, genitive Piloten, plural Piloten, feminine Pilotin)

  1. (aviation) pilot (one who steers an aircraft)
  2. (winter sports) pilot of a bobsled
  3. (motor racing, often media jargon) driver
    Synonyms: (more common) Fahrer, Rennfahrer
  4. (nautical, obsolete) helmsman (one who steers a ship)
    Synonym: Steuermann
  5. ellipsis of Pilotprojekt or Pilotstudie
  6. (film) ellipsis of Pilotfilm or Pilotfolge

Declension

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Czech: pilot
  • Estonian: piloot

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