piloting
Americannoun
noun
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the navigational handling of a ship near land using buoys, soundings, landmarks, etc, or the finding of a ship's position by such means
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the occupation of a pilot
Etymology
Origin of piloting
Example Sentences
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The chain is currently piloting the system at 500 US restaurants, a spokesperson for Burger King said.
From BBC
Joe Parkinson leads The Wall Street Journal's world enterprise team, deploying to the world's biggest breaking stories and piloting deeply reported investigations.
His debut ad felt like an Aquaman trailer, the veteran and oyster farmer’s basso profondo voice overlaying scenes of him in wet suits, splitting wood, piloting a boat, flying the flag, swinging a kettlebell.
Only one person competes, pushing the sled at the start and piloting down the course at speeds of 70 to 80 mph.
From Los Angeles Times
His first piloting lesson came at 13; he flew solo just after his 16th birthday.
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