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Aviation vs Pilot - What's the difference?

aviation | pilot |

As nouns the difference between aviation and pilot

is that aviation is the art or science of making and flying aircraft while pilot is a person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

As an adjective pilot is

made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant.

As a verb pilot is

to control (an aircraft or watercraft).

aviation

English

Noun

(wikipedia aviation) (en-noun)
  • The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
  • Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
  • Industry that produces aircraft.
  • (collectively, military) aircraft
  • A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, and lemon juice
  • Derived terms

    * aviation incident ----

    pilot

    English

    (wikipedia pilot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
  • (Dryden)
  • 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.
  • An instrument for detecting the compass error.
  • (AU, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
  • (AU, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
  • A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
  • * 1834 , , A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett , E. L. Cary and A. Hart, page 43:
  • So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots .
  • Something serving as a test or trial.
  • We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program city-wide.
    The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
  • A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
  • A sample episode of a proposed TV series
  • (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
  • A pilot light.
  • One who flies a kite.
  • * 2003 , John P. Glaser, A Father's Collage , page 31:
  • Julia has become quite a good kite pilot . She has learned how to repeatedly buzz her father's head, coming within two feet, and not hitting him.

    Derived terms

    * autopilot * bush pilot * copilot * hangar pilot * Palm Pilot * pilot fish * pilot whale * test pilot

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run'', ''pilot plant )
  • Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light)
  • A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle )
  • Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")
  • Derived terms

    * pilot experiment * pilot hole * pilot light * pilot version

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
  • To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
  • To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)