A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
A guide book for maritime navigation.
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
(Australia, informal) A pilot vehicle.
(Australia) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
Something serving as a test or trial.
Something serving as a test or trial.
(attributive, often) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
A cowcatcher.
(Europe) A racing driver.
A pilot light.
One who flies a kite.
A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.

(not-comparable) Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
(not-comparable) Used to control or activate another device.
(not-comparable) Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.

(transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
(transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
(transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
(transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.

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