Kilo Lingo

/ˈpaɪlət/

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Translation

A person who flies a plane or a helicopter.

Word origin

From Italian pilota, from a Greek word for an oar. It first meant the person who steered a ship.

Origin
Italian
Root
pilota

Grammar

Gender
Pluralpilots

Examples

landed .

The "pilot" is the person who flies the plane.

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Here "pilot" is a job.

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"Pilots" is the plural form.

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This word is part of lesson 34.