What is another word for pilots?

Pronunciation: [pˈa͡ɪləts] (IPA)

Pilots are an essential part of aviation industry, responsible for safely navigating planes from one destination to another. There are many synonyms for pilots, including aviators, flight crew, pilots-in-command, co-pilots, captains, navigators, airmen and flying officers. Each of these terms refers to those who fly aircraft either as a captain or a member of the crew. It is essential for pilots to acquire an in-depth knowledge of aviation and have extensive training and experience, as they are responsible for the aircraft and passengers' safety during each flight. Synonyms for pilots may vary depending on the aviation industry and geographical location. However, whatever the term, it all refers to the skilled professionals who operate an airplane successfully.

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What are the hypernyms for Pilots?

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Usage examples for Pilots

Each steamer running upon the coast carries two pilots, independent of the other officers of the ship, one of whom is always at the wheel when the vessel is under way.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Sharks have other fish to guide them, and without these they are helpless, which was the case with this one, who, in his sudden change of course, got away from his pilots, and had to be hunted up by them before he could get his bearings on the boys in the water.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
Or the space-pilots, for that matter?
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.

Famous quotes with Pilots

  • I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
    Muhammad Ali
  • My first movie was this independent that I did on the Erie Canal in 1995, called Erie, that I don't know if you could even get, actually with Felicity Huffman. And then from that I did this film that was eventually called The Broken Giant later that fall. And then I kind of started getting into doing pilots.
    Will Arnett
  • The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.
    Douglas Bader
  • I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
    Adam Baldwin
  • As a physician and as a pilot, I think it lets me be a pretty good translator having one foot in the medical world and one foot in the flying world. Sometimes when the medical guys come in and speak medical stuff to the pilots, the pilots really don't know what they're saying.
    David M. Brown

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