English > pilotage: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
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| Synonyms | navigation, piloting |
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| Category of | barge | transport by barge on a body of water |
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| bear down on, bear down upon | Sail towards another vessel, of a ship |
| beat | Sail with much tacking or with difficulty |
| boat | ride in a boat on water |
| ferry | travel by ferry |
| ferry | transport by ferry |
| ferry | transport / transport from one place to another |
| luff, point | Sail close to the wind |
| outpoint | Sail closer to the wind than |
| raft | transport on a raft |
| sail | Travel on water propelled by wind |
| scud, rack | Run before a gale |
| steamer, steam | travel by means of steam power |
| tack, wear round | Turn into the wind |
| wear ship | turn away from the wind |
| weather | Sail to the windward of |
| yacht | Travel in a yacht |
| Narrower | celestial navigation, astronavigation | navigating according to the positions of the stars |
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| dead reckoning | navigation without the aid of celestial observations |
| instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
| Broader | steering, guidance, direction | The act of setting and holding a course |
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| Spanish | náutica, navegación marítima, navegación, pilotaje |
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| Catalan | navegació, pilotatge |
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| Verbs | pilot | operate an airplane |
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| pilot | act as the navigator / navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance |
