Piloting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

the occupation of a pilot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaɪləɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɪlətɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɪlətɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈaɪləɾɪŋ/.

Examples

The pilot flew to Cuba
Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
Who was navigating the ship during the accident?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pilotage aviate navigation pilot navigate fly

Parts of Speech

noun	the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
noun	the occupation of a pilot
verb	operate an airplane “The pilot flew to Cuba”
verb	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?”

Word Forms

navigational	adjective	of or relating to navigation
navigate	verb	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
pilot	verb	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
flyer	noun	someone who operates an aircraft
flier	noun	someone who operates an aircraft
flying	noun	an instance of traveling by air
aviation	noun	the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
aviator	noun	someone who operates an aircraft
pilot	noun	someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
pilotage	noun	the occupation of a pilot
piloting	noun	the occupation of a pilot
navigation	noun	the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
navigator	noun	the ship's officer in charge of navigation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pilotierung

die Führung von Schiffen oder Flugzeugen von Ort zu Ort

🇫🇷French

pilotage

le guidage de navires ou d'avions d'un endroit à l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

pilotaje

la guía de barcos o aviones de un lugar a otro

🇮🇹Italian

pilotaggio

la guida di navi o aerei da un luogo all'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

loodsen

het begeleiden van schepen of vliegtuigen van plaats naar plaats

🇵🇹Portuguese

pilotagem

a orientação de navios ou aviões de um lugar para outro

🇷🇺Russian

пилотирование

наведение кораблей или самолетов с места на место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रयोग करने

एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान तक जहाजों या हवाई जहाजों का मार्गदर्शन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাইলটিং

জায়গায় জায়গায় জাহাজ বা বিমানের নির্দেশিকা

🇮🇳Tamil

பைலட்டிங்

இடத்திலிருந்து இடத்திற்கு கப்பல்கள் அல்லது விமானங்களின் வழிகாட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పైలటింగ్

స్థలం నుండి మరొక ప్రదేశానికి నౌకలు లేదా విమానాల మార్గదర్శకత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

पायलटिंग

ठिकाणाहून जहाजे किंवा विमानांचे मार्गदर्शन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાઇલોટિંગ

જહાજો અથવા એરોપ્લેનનું સ્થળે સ્થળે માર્ગદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೈಲಟಿಂಗ್

ಸ್ಥಳದಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹಡಗುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನಗಳ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈലറ്റിംഗ്

സ്ഥലത്തുനിന്നും മറ്റൊരിടത്തേക്ക് കപ്പലുകളുടെയോ വിമാനങ്ങളുടെയോ മാർഗ്ഗനിർദ്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਇਲਟਿੰਗ

ਜਗ੍ਹਾ-ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پائلٹنگ

جگہ جگہ جہازوں یا ہوائی جہازوں کی رہنمائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驾驶

引导船舶或飞机从一个地方到另一个地方

🇯🇵Japanese

操縦

船や飛行機の場所から場所への誘導

🇰🇷Korean

조종

배나 비행기를 이곳저곳으로 안내하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thí điểm

sự hướng dẫn của tàu hoặc máy bay từ nơi này đến nơi khác

🇹🇭Thai

การขับเครื่องบิน

การนำทางของเรือหรือเครื่องบินจากที่หนึ่งไปยังอีกที่หนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

uji coba

bimbingan kapal atau pesawat terbang dari satu tempat ke tempat lain

🇲🇾Malay

memandu

bimbingan kapal atau kapal terbang dari satu tempat ke satu tempat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجريب

توجيه السفن أو الطائرات من مكان إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

خلبانی

هدایت کشتی ها یا هواپیماها از مکانی به مکان دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

pilotluk

gemilerin veya uçakların bir yerden bir yere yönlendirilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

טייס

הדרכה של ספינות או מטוסים ממקום למקום

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