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piloting

[pahy-luh-ting] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
managing
Synonyms
STRONG
administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing regulating steering superintending supervising
Antonyms
STRONG
subordinate
NOUN
aviation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aeronautics navigation
STRONG
aerodynamics flight
NOUN
navigation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boating exploration shipping
STRONG
aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting
WEAK
cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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Artemis II focused on putting the Orion spacecraft through its paces — primarily by testing its life support systems and piloting the spacecraft for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The commission has been piloting an age-verification app that is currently being tested with member states, online platforms and other third parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

They will also test its manual piloting capabilities during docking simulations.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Joe Parkinson leads The Wall Street Journal's world enterprise team, deploying to the world's biggest breaking stories and piloting deeply reported investigations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

I look over at the cockpit, grateful there are chairs for me and Javier, so I don’t have to stand while piloting the five of us to the surface.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera