autopilot
pilot
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈpaɪlət/us
TRANSPORT
to fly an aircraft:
She pilots planes for the US Postal Service.
MARKETING
to test a new idea for a product, service, etc. over a short period to see whether it is worth developing and investing in:
The scheme is being piloted by a few councils with a view to extending it nationwide.
GOVERNMENT, WORKPLACE
to be responsible for making sure something develops or goes through a process without problems:
pilot sth through sthTwo congressmen, one Democrat and one Republican, piloted the bill through the House.
pilot
adjective[ before noun ]
 MARKETINGuk /ˈpaɪlət/us
a pilot product, programme, project, etc. is something that is tested first over a short period to see whether it is worth developing and investing in:
pilot programme/scheme/studyThe pilot scheme proved that CCTV was a cost-effective way of reducing inner-city crime.
The pilot episode of the series had the biggest viewing numbers of the year.

Examples of pilot

pilot
He passed these instructions to the pilots that launched at 10:42 and afterward.
In another fragment this function of piloting all things is served by "the intelligence by which all things are steered through all things".
Each questionnaire was piloted twice, which improved the wording and relevance of the questions.
As a check on the difficulty levels of the two versions, they were piloted on the 20 learners mentioned earlier.
After piloting, the instrument was tested in a study in which subjects were assessed twice over 12 months by informants.
As with fighter pilots in time of war, the options were to learn fast or die.
I identified features of the pilots' talk that suggested the pilots had created an interactional context for human error.
Follow-up clinics that can be accessed when patients or carers choose to are worth piloting and evaluating.
The results of the query are automatically updated when the user changes the pilot's callsign in a spreadsheet cell.
The average salary per soldier is about $3,500 per month, with top helicopter pilots and country commanders earning about $7,500.
Unfortunately, there is a lack of definitive scientific data on which to base firm guidelines for pilots.
We piloted penultimate versions with 20 people to judge whether it was clear and unambiguous.
In addition to this general expertise, pilots need information on the routes they could follow, and weather reports.
To meet their objectives, sales managers, unlike pilots, can easily alter the structure of the system they control.
The questionnaire was piloted in a sample of practice patients to establish its comprehensibility and the completeness of responses to the individual items.
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Collocations withpilot

pilot

These are words often used in combination with pilot.

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bomber pilot
It is necessary for a bomberpilot to have only something like 400 hours in the air.
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