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pilot vehicle en · NOUN

(Australia) A vehicle that ranges ahead of a convoy/train/transport ▸ A vehicle used to warn other road users of the presence of an oversized vehicle/combination
A vehicle that ranges ahead of a convoy/train/transport ▸ Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: An engine that runs ahead of a train to clear the route
A lead vehicle
A lead vehicle ▸ Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: The leading engine locomotive in a multiple heading train
A tending vehicle
A tending vehicle ▸ Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: A yard/station locomotive engine used to shuttle rail cars around a yard or station
(qualifier:production) A prototype vehicle, initial production vehicle, lead vehicle in a new manufacturing process, first vehicle produced in a new manufactory.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pilot, vehicle.

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pilot vehicles	Number=Plur		lexicographic