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Substantiivi

1. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
2. A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
3. A guide book for maritime navigation.
4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
5. (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
6. (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
7. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
8. Something serving as a test or trial.
9. (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
10. (telecommunications, often attributive) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
11. (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
12. (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
13. (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
14. (Europe, motor racing ) A racing driver.
15. A pilot light.
16. One who flies a kite.
17. A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.

Verbi

1. (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
2. (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
3. (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
4. (rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
5. (transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.

Adjektiivi

1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
2. Used to control or activate another device.
3. Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.