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pilotage.

The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpaɪlətɪd͡ʒ/
  1. The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The occupation of a pilot.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pilot Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English pilotage From pilot + -age.

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