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Meaning of Pilotage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpaɪlətɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
  2. The occupation of a pilot.
  3. The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.

Equivalents

Français pilotage
Українська пілотаж

Examples

“"It will not be light this half hour, and I will answer for his safe pilotage while dark; but if the day once break, the fishermen will be abroad, and there will not be a chance of escape."”
“Near-synonym: (aviation pilot) flying”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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