bush pilot

noun

Definition of bush pilotnext
as in test pilot

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Recent Examples of bush pilot Inspired by post-war bush pilots in Northern Canada, this bomber jacket nods to the durability, warmth, and flexibility those pilots relied on to work the runways in freezing weather. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025 It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952. — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 In fact, the creek's orange color was what led a bush pilot to report the likelihood of valuable minerals there in the 1960s. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 But never underestimate an Arctic bush pilot. — Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2019 See All Example Sentences for bush pilot
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  1. test pilot
  2. copilot
Noun
  • Premiering August 16 on HBO, Lanterns stars Chandler as Hal Jordan, a former test pilot and legendary member of the Green Lantern Corps who is approaching retirement.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • Bennett is a former Navy helicopter pilot and served for over a decade and also worked as a test pilot and served in the Air National Guard.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of test pilot
Noun
  • In most cases, the honest answer is a pilot here, a copilot there—AI sprinkled onto processes that were never designed for it.
    — Karthik Kannan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Pilots, copilots and flight engineers earn a median pay of $226,600.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of copilot

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