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Meanings of pilot in English

Russian
скотоотбрасыватель
Spanish
deflector de obtáculos
Wikidata

Device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles from the track.

скотоотбрасыватель
Catalan
llevapedres

An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track.

llevapedres
Synonyms
Examples for "buffer"
Examples for "buffer"
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He said the amount should cover all banks' needs, plus a buffer.
Reuters
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The international community could not accept unilaterally established buffer zones, he added.
Reuters
3
Countries hold oil reserves as a buffer against sudden drops in supply.
Reuters
4
Consumers could once count on ever-rising home prices to buffer their wealth.
Reuters
5
We propose pathways through which physical activity acts to buffer stress effects.
Pubmed
1
I slammed ahead, tearing a fender from the car on my right.
A touch of death
2
I look upon the carpet, the rug, the chair under the fender.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
3
Still, 13 of those fender-benders happened because the self-driving cars got rear-ended.
Wired
4
Mike dropped the soot-covered object in the fender, and glared at it.
Mike
5
With my feet on the fender I have just finished the newspaper.
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
1
But didn't I come near to ripping the cowcatcher from that engine?
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
2
He fires a scalpel-edged chakri; he hunkers by Remade and edges toward the cowcatcher.
Iron Council
3
He had to step on the cowcatcher to reach, though.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
4
He hurtled head over heels through the headlamp's glare, over the cowcatcher, and into the weeds.
The Wolf’s Hour
5
Its cowcatcher had torn Nikita's hindquarters away.
The Wolf’s Hour
Catalan
programa pilot
Spanish
episodio piloto

A program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors.

programa pilot
Portuguese
arquetipo
Catalan
arquetipus

Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies.

arquetipo
Usage of pilot in English
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However, the network was still impressed enough to order a second pilot.
Wired
2
The delicate manoeuvres necessary to pilot through change simply take too long.
The Irish Times
3
I'm actually working on a pilot with my family called Form School.
Ebony
4
Prestigiacomo said there were 12 similar pilot projects happening around the EU.
Reuters
5
Britain plans a pilot project this year with driverless shuttles in London.
BBC
6
The pilot is reported to be in good condition, the statement said.
The Irish Times
7
It said the deal was devised to help minimise pilot job losses.
The Irish Times
8
The government is moving to have the pilot schemes begin next year.
Radio NZ
9
This is despite a highly successful pilot campaign in Dublin last year.
The Irish Times
10
Second, pilot-testing led to a rewording of the questions for better understanding.
Pubmed
11
Mr Rendle said police are handling the recovery of the pilot's body.
Radio NZ
12
The federal government has not yet received a pilot plan from Queensland.
The Guardian
13
The pilot of one was still missing early this morning, officials said.
The Irish Times
14
The pilot was unable to recover control, according to investigators, it said.
Reuters
15
Not too far away he saw the pilot bobbing in the water.
American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood
16
The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely, according to local media reports.
Reuters