pilotage

ˈpaɪlətɪdʒ

Definition

Definition of pilotage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

navigation

TECH.

guidance of ships or planes using landmarks

TECH.

Pilotage is crucial when flying over unfamiliar terrain.

guidance

navigation

steering

profession

TECH.

occupation involving navigating ships or aircraft

TECH.

He chose pilotage as his lifelong career.

guidance

navigation

service fee

TECH.

fee charged for piloting services

TECH.

The pilotage for the journey was quite expensive.

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Origin of pilotage

French, pilotage (navigation)

Examples of pilotage in a sentence

Pilotage skills are essential for navigating narrow channels.
Pilotage requires extensive training and certification.
The conference discussed the future of pilotage in aviation.
The pilotage was included in the shipping invoice.
They disputed the pilotage fee at the port.

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French:pilotage, navigation, ...
German:Sichtnavigation, Lotsentätigkeit, ...
Italian:pilotaggio, tariffa di pilotaggio, ...
Spanish:pilotaje, tarifa de pilotaje, ...
Portuguese:pilotagem, taxa de pilotagem, ...
Chinese:领航, 导航工作, ...
Japanese:目視航法, 水先案内, ...
Arabic:الملاحة البصرية, إرشاد, ...
Hebrew:נִוּוּט, הַטָּסָה, ...
Russian:лоцманская проводка, пилотаж, ...
Ukrainian:пілотаж, лоцманська справа, ...
Hindi:पायलटेज, पायलटिंग, ...
Bengali:পাইলটেজ, নাবিকবিদ্যা, ...
Catalan:pilotatge, navegació, ...
Czech:pilotáž, profese pilota nebo lodivoda, ...
Danish:lodning, lodsarbejde, ...
Dutch:loodsen, pilotage, ...
Greek:πιλοτάρισμα, πιλοτάζ, ...
Hungarian:helymeghatározó navigáció, pilótaság, ...
Khmer:ការនាំផ្លូវតាមទីសម្គាល់, វិជ្ជាជីវៈនាវិកបញ្ជា, ...
Korean:조종 안내, 항해사, ...
Persian:ناوبری, هدایت‌گری, ...
Polish:pilotaż, opłata pilotowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):pilotagem, taxa de pilotagem, ...
Romanian:pilotaj, navigație, ...
Swedish:lotsning, lotsyrke, ...
Thai:การนำทางด้วยสายตา, การนำทาง, ...
Turkish:pilotaj, kılavuzluk ücreti, ...
Vietnamese:hoa tiêu, nghề hoa tiêu, ...

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