Branch pilot
() A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation. |
Cow-pilot
(n.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis) |
Drift
(n.) A driving |
Drift
(n.) The act or motion of drifting |
Drift
(n.) Course or direction along which anything is driven |
Drift
(n.) The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like |
Drift
(n.) That which is driven, forced, or urged along |
Drift
(n.) Anything driven at random. |
Drift
(n.) A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., esp. by wind or water |
Drift
(n.) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. |
Drift
(n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments. |
Drift
(n.) A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice. |
Drift
(n.) In South Africa, a ford in a river. |
Drift
(n.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it |
Drift
(n.) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework. |
Drift
(n.) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles. |
Drift
(n.) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft |
Drift
(n.) The distance through which a current flows in a given time. |
Drift
(n.) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting. |
Drift
(n.) The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes. |
Drift
(n.) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece. |
Drift
(n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle. |
Drift
(n.) The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven. |
Drift
(v. i.) To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air |
Drift
(v. i.) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind |
Drift
(v. i.) to make a drift |
Drift
(v. t.) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. |
Drift
(v. t.) To drive into heaps |
Drift
(v. t.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift. |
Drift
(a.) That causes drifting or that is drifted |
Pilot
(n.) One employed to steer a vessel |
Pilot
(n.) Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. |
Pilot
(n.) Figuratively: A guide |
Pilot
(n.) An instrument for detecting the compass error. |
Pilot
(n.) The cowcatcher of a locomotive. |
Pilot
(v. t.) To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous. |
Pilot
(v. t.) Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties. |
pilot project
pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
black rat snake
blacksnake pilot blacksnake
mountain blacksnake
Elaphe obsoleta | large harmless shiny black North American snake |
pilot whale
black whale common blackfish
blackfish Globicephala melaena | small darkolored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States, the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school |
autopilot
automatic pilot
robot pilot | a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course |
drift
heading
gallery | a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine, they dug a drift parallel with the vein |
| drift net | a large fishnet supported by floats, it drifts with the current |
fender buffer cowcatcher
pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
Jacob's ladder
jack ladder
pilot ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
naval chart
navigational chart
pilot chart | a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions |
| pilot balloon | meteorological balloon used to observe air currents |
| pilot bit | a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill |
| pilot boat | a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships |
pilot burner
pilot light pilot | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
| pilot cloth | a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc |
| pilot engine | a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track |
pilot light
pilot lamp
indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
automatic pilot
autopilot | a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness, she went about her chores on automatic pilot, too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot, she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot |
| pilot experiment | a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment |
drift
purport | the pervading meaning or tenor, caught the general drift of the conversation |
original
archetype
pilot | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies, this painting is a copy of the original |
drift trend
movement | a general tendency to change (as of opinion), not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book, a broad movement of the electorate to the right |
pilot program
pilot film
pilot | a program exemplifying a contemplated series, intended to attract sponsors |
hardtack
pilot biscuit
pilot bread
sea biscuit
ship biscuit | very hard unsalted biscuit or bread, a former ship's staple |
| drift | a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents |
| drift ice | masses of ice floating in the open sea |
barnstormer
stunt flier
stunt pilot | a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting |
| captain senior pilot | the pilot in charge of an airship |
| combat pilot | airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces |
copilot
co-pilot | a relief pilot on an airplane |
| fighter pilot | a military or naval pilot of fighter planes |
military chaplain
padre Holy Joe
sky pilot | a chaplain in one of the military services |
pilot
airplane pilot | someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight |
| pilot | a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor |
| test pilot | a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them |
| continental drift | the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) |
drift
impetus
impulsion | a force that moves something along |
| drift | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) |
| drift | a process of linguistic change over a period of time |
fall asleep
dope off
flake out
drift off
nod off
drop off
doze off
drowse off | change from a waking to a sleeping state, he always falls asleep during lectures |
| drift | be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current, snow drifting several feet high, sand drifting like snow |
| drift | be subject to fluctuation, The stock market drifted upward |
| drift | drive slowly and far afield for grazing, drift the cattle herds westwards |
drift apart
drift away | lose personal contact over time, The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married |
| drift | cause to be carried by a current, drift the boats downstream |
c roll wander
swan
stray tramp roam
cast ramble rove
range
drift vagabond
cccbb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment, The gypsies roamed the woods, roving vagabonds, the wandering Jew, The cattle roam across the prairie, the laborers drift from one town to the next, They rolled from town to town |
float
drift be adrift
blow | be in motion due to some air or water current, The leaves were blowing in the wind, the boat drifted on the lake, The sailboat was adrift on the open sea, the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore |
| drift | move in an unhurried fashion, The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests |
stray
err
drift | wander from a direct course or at random, The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her, don't drift from the set course |
navigate
pilot | act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance, Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?, Who was navigating the ship during the accident? |
fly aviate
pilot | operate an airplane, The pilot flew to Cuba |