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pilot

US /ˈpaɪlət/

noun, adjective Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The pilot announced that the flight would land ten minutes early.

Word Family

NounNoun
pilot gốc pilotage piloting
VerbVerb
pilot gốc
AdjectiveAdj
pilot gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • aviatorsomeone who operates an aircraft
  • triala test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something
  • experimentalrelating to or based on experiment

Collocations

  • Easy airline pilot in the cockpit
    describing airline pilot in the cockpit (a hose that carries air under pressure)
  • Medium launch a pilot project in select stores
    to introduce or start commercially regarding a pilot project in select stores
  • Hard pilot scheme evaluating automation feasibility
    to pilot scheme evaluating automation feasibility, meaning to operate an airplane
  • Very Hard pilot legislation through a hostile senate
    to pilot legislation through a hostile senate, meaning to operate an airplane

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