piloting

Meanings

Plural: pilotings

Noun

• the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
• the occupation of a pilot
• The form of navigation in which position is determined by relation to external reference points.

Verb

• operate an airplane
• act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
• present participle and gerund of pilot

Synonyms

aviate, fly, navigate, navigation, pilot, pilotage