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Definitions

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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He is an able guide, piloting us deftly through the economic and cultural intricacies of a half-dozen societies in language that is mostly brisk and well-paced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Ghalibaf has posted video showing him piloting aircraft and became famous as mayor for riding his motorcycle, cultivating a strongman persona that some Iran watchers have compared to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The company started piloting drone delivery at Google’s Mountain View campus to deliver supplies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It was almost like I was piloting a ship through a blinding fog, and Rain was an experienced captain.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.