pilotage
Noun 1. The occupation or profession of a pilot: The work or career of operating ships or aircraft. 2. The act or process of guiding ships or aircraft: The navigation and directional control involved in moving a vessel or airplane from one location to another.
The occupation of a pilot:
- His pilotage of commercial airliners spanned three decades.
- She studied navigation to enter the field of maritime pilotage.
The guidance of ships or airplanes:
- The captain relied on the pilot's expert pilotage through the narrow canal.
- Modern instruments assist in the pilotage of aircraft in poor visibility.
"Coastal pilotage": The navigation of a ship in coastal or inland waters, often requiring a specialized local pilot.
- The tanker required coastal pilotage to enter the busy port safely.
"Pilotage waters": Specific waterways or airspace where the use of a local pilot is compulsory or highly recommended for safe navigation.
- The straits are designated as compulsory pilotage waters.
- Pilot (n): A person who operates the controls of an aircraft or ship.
- Pilot (v): To act as the pilot of; to guide or steer.
- Pilotless (adj): Not having or requiring a human pilot (e.g., a pilotless drone).
- Navigation: The process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route.
- Steering: The action of guiding the course of a vessel or vehicle.
- Guidance: The act of directing or influencing the path of something.
(Note: "Pilotage" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs. Related phrases involve the root word "pilot.") - To pilot through: To guide something skillfully through a difficult place or situation. - The consultant was hired to pilot the new project through its initial phases.
(Note: There are no common idioms using the exact word "pilotage." Idioms typically use the root word "pilot.") - To be on automatic pilot: To do something without thinking because you have done it many times before. - After years of routine, he performed the safety checks on automatic pilot.
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the occupation of a pilot
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the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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