pilotage |
the action, process, or procedures of piloting or navigating. [2 definitions] |
pilot balloon |
a small balloon released to determine wind speed and direction. |
pilot biscuit |
see "hardtack." |
pilot film |
a film or tape of one episode of a proposed television series, designed to attract commercial sponsors and enlist network support. |
pilotfish |
a small spiny-finned marine fish with a widely forked tail, often found near sharks. |
pilothouse |
a sheltered part of a ship containing the steering device and instruments for navigation; wheelhouse. |
pilot lamp |
a small electric light that indicates, when lit, that current is flowing in an electric circuit. [2 definitions] |
pilotless |
combined form of pilot. |
pilot light |
a small gas flame in gas stoves, furnaces, and heaters which can be kept burning day and night and from which a gas burner can be ignited. [2 definitions] |
Pilsener |
a light lager beer, traditionally served in a tall, conical glass. |
Piltdown man |
a skull, found in 1911, believed to represent a species of prehistoric human but shown in 1953 to be a forged composite of modern human and ape bone fragments. |
Pima |
a member of a North American Indian people living in Arizona and northern Mexico. [2 definitions] |
Pima cotton |
a very strong, smooth, fine variety of long-staple cotton. |
pimento |
a sweet, red, bell-shaped pepper or the plant on which it grows; pimiento. [3 definitions] |
pimento cheese |
a processed cheese that contains pieces of pimento. |
pimiento |
a red garden pepper, or a small pickled strip of it, used to stuff olives, garnish salads, and the like; pimento. |
pimp |
a person, usu. a man, who secures customers for and manages a prostitute's business for money. [2 definitions] |
pimpernel |
any of a number of plants of the primrose family that bear red, white, or purple flowers. |
pimping |
insignificant or trivial. |
pimple |
a common, small, and often pus-filled inflammation and swelling of the skin. |
pimply |
having numerous pimples. |