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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

パイロット

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pairotto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pilot/ˈpaɪ.lət/
nounverbadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"パイロットは安全に飛行機を着陸させました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

    "The pilot skillfully maneuvered the plane through the storm."
As verb
  1. 1

    To guide or direct the course of a vehicle, especially an aircraft.

    "She will pilot the new project to ensure its success."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French word 'pilote', originating via Old Italian 'pilota' and Venetian 'pedota', ultimately traced to the Byzantine Greek 'pēdōton' meaning rudder. The term historically referred to a person qualified to steer a ship through dangerous coastal waters before expanding in the 20th century to aviation and broadcasting.

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