pilotage
Collocations
1ADJ.
dark, safe
Definitions
noun
The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
"It will not be light this half hour, and I will answer for his safe pilotage while dark; but if the day once break, the fishermen will be abroad, and there will not be a chance of escape."
The occupation of a pilot.
Near-synonym: (aviation pilot) flying
The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.
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Synonyms
noun — the occupation of a pilot
- piloting
noun — the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
- navigation
- piloting
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2"It will not be light this half hour, and I will answer for his safe pilotage while dark; but if the day once break, the fishermen will be abroad, and there will not be a chance of escape."
WiktionaryNear-synonym: (aviation pilot) flying
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