Definition of PILOTAGE

pilotage

Meanings

Plural: pilotages

Noun

  • the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
  • the occupation of a pilot
  • The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
  • The occupation of a pilot.
  • The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.

Origin / Etymology

From pilot + -age.

Scrabble Score: 11

pilotage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pilotage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pilotage is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

pilotage is a valid Words With Friends word