bush pilot en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Australia, Canada, qualifier:New Guinea) A pilot who engages in bush flying: piloting small aircraft (bush planes or bush helicopters) to and from remote locations, over expanses of relatively unpopulated territory.
Last month, landed by a bush pilot on a glacier at 7,000 ft., the four began their long push—the kind of adventure that pales a plains dweller.
1959 July 13, “‘The Great One’”, in Time:
- (Australia, obsolete) A person who guides people through bushland.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bush pilots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
bushcrafter · bushman · bushmanship · bushperson · bushcraft
Translations (1)
fr pilote de brousse (pilot)