pilotage

English

Etymology

From pilot +‎ -age.

Noun

pilotage (countable and uncountable, plural pilotages)

1. The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.

   Synonyms: pilotry, piloting

   • 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, page 35:

     "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."

2. The occupation of a pilot.

   Synonym: piloting

   Near-synonym: (aviation pilot) flying

4. The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.

   Coordinate terms: wharfage, dockage

See also

• hydrography

 

French

Etymology

From piloter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.lɔ.taʒ/

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Noun

pilotage m (plural pilotages)

1. pilotage (all senses); piloting

Derived terms

• cabine de pilotage

Further reading

• “pilotage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.