Dictionary

pilotage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpaɪlətɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
   • "It will not be light this half hour, and I will answer for his safe pilotage while dark; but if the day once break, the fishermen will be abroad, and there will not be a chance of escape." 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, page 35:
2. (countable, uncountable) The occupation of a pilot.
   • Near-synonym: (aviation pilot) flying
3. (countable, uncountable) The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.

Forms

Coordinates

dockage · wharfage

Relateds

hydrography

Synonyms

pilotry · flying · piloting · piloting

Translations (1)

pl locja (use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination)