piloting

[pahy-luh-ting] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

managing

Synonyms

STRONG

administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing regulating steering superintending supervising

Antonyms

STRONG

subordinate

NOUN

aviation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aeronautics navigation

STRONG

aerodynamics flight

NOUN

navigation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boating exploration shipping

STRONG

aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting

WEAK

cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

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The company is also piloting software that shares incident data directly with local police stations to speed up reporting and response.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Tajik Mohammad, 32, had been piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the English Channel in poor weather conditions on 17 January.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Artemis II focused on putting the Orion spacecraft through its paces — primarily by testing its life support systems and piloting the spacecraft for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The commission has been piloting an age-verification app that is currently being tested with member states, online platforms and other third parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

At first he’d outright refused the entire idea of Magdalys piloting the mosasaurus.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

piloting

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