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pilot ['paɪlət]1 noun(c) (pilot light) veilleuse f(d) Television émission f pilote(error) de pilotage∎ he's piloted the company through several crises il a sorti l'entreprise de la crise ou de ses difficultés à plusieurs reprises;∎ she piloted the bill through parliament elle s'est assurée que le projet de loi serait voté∎ the project was piloted at Harvard University le projet a été testé à l'Université de Harvard(trial → study, programme, scheme) d'essai, pilote, expérimental►► Meteorology pilot balloon ballon-sonde m;pilot boat bateau-pilote m;pilot burner veilleuse f;pilot cutter bateau-pilote m;Railways pilot engine locomotive f pilote;pilot film épisode m pilote;Ichthyology pilot fish pilote m, poisson-pilote m;pilot flame veilleuse f;Nautical pilot house poste m de pilotage;pilot jet veilleuse f (au gaz);pilot lamp veilleuse f (électrique);pilot light veilleuse f;pilot project projet-pilote m;pilot questionnaire questionnaire m pilote;British pilot scheme projet-pilote m;pilot study étude f pilote, avant-projet m, pré-étude f;pilot survey enquête-pilote f;pilot waters zone f de pilotage;Zoology pilot whale globicéphale m
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Pilot whale — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilot whale — pilot .whale n a small ↑whale with black skin … Dictionary of contemporary English
pilot whale — n. BLACKFISH (sense 1) … English World dictionary
Pilot whale — Taxobox name = Pilot Whale image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea familia = Delphinidae genus = Globicephala range range map width = 250px range map caption = Green: Long finned range; Blue:… … Wikipedia
pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head. [1865 70] * * * Any of one to three species (genus Globicephala, family Delphinidae) of toothed whale found in all oceans except the Arctic and… … Universalium
pilot whale — paprastoji grinda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Globicephala melaena angl. Atlantic blackfish; blackfish; calling whale; common blackfish; common pilot whale; driving whale; howling whale; long… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
pilot whale — noun small dark colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school • Syn: ↑black whale, ↑common blackfish, ↑blackfish, ↑Globicephala melaena • Hypernyms: ↑dolphin • Member … Useful english dictionary
pilot whale — noun Either of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour … Wiktionary
pilot whale — noun a black toothed whale with a square bulbous head. [Genus Globicephala: two species.] … English new terms dictionary
pilot whale — pi′lot whale n. mam either of two large, black, bulbous headed species of dolphin of the genus Globicephala[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
pilot whale — noun Date: 1867 either of two chiefly black medium sized toothed whales (Globicephala melaena syn. G. melas and G. macrorhynchus) called also blackfish … New Collegiate Dictionary
