| ace |
a pilot who has downed a specified number of military aircraft. [1/7 definitions] |
| airman |
one who pilots an airplane; aviator; pilot. [1/3 definitions] |
| automatic pilot |
(informal) a condition of functioning as if set on automatic pilot. [1/2 definitions] |
| autopilot |
shortened form of "automatic pilot." |
| aviator |
someone who flies an aircraft; pilot. |
| aviatrix |
a woman who flies an aircraft; pilot. |
| cockpit |
an enclosed area from which the pilot and crew control an airplane. [1/3 definitions] |
| copilot |
one who is second in command to the pilot of an airplane. |
| deadhead |
to drive or pilot (a vehicle carrying no payload) from one place to another. [1/5 definitions] |
| flier |
something or someone that flies, esp. a pilot or airplane passenger. [1/4 definitions] |
| flight deck |
an elevated front section in some airplanes, occupied by the pilot, copilot, and engineer. [1/2 definitions] |
| fly1 |
to travel in or pilot an aircraft. [1/12 definitions] |
| ground1 |
to prevent (an airplane or pilot) from flying. [1/13 definitions] |
| kamikaze |
in the Japanese armed forces during World War II, a pilot whose mission was to crash his airplane against the target as a suicide bomb. |
| pilotless |
combined form of pilot. |
| pilot light |
a pilot lamp. [1/2 definitions] |
| shoal1 |
to sail or pilot (a vessel) into dangerously shallow waters; run aground. [1/6 definitions] |
| skyjack |
to take control of (an airplane), esp. in flight, by force or threats, usu. to coerce the pilot to fly to an unscheduled destination; hijack. |
| steering wheel |
a wheel that is turned by a driver, helmsman, pilot, or the like to control the direction of a land vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. |
| test pilot |
a pilot who flies new or experimental aircraft to examine their conformity to design standards and ascertain their fitness for use. |
| ticket |
a license or other certificate, as of a pilot or ship's captain. [1/10 definitions] |