pilots

pi-lots · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of pilot; people who operate the flying controls of an aircraft.

  2. 2.

    People who guide ships into or out of a harbor.

Related words

See also: aviator, captain, pilot
Synonyms: airmen, aviators, flyers

Etymology

From French pilote, from Italian pilota, originally meaning "helmsman."