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copilot

noun

Definition of copilot

as in pilot

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Recent Examples of copilot Your copilot won’t be able to prioritize your features/capabilities/workflows, at least not as well as your product managers. — Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 After a passenger grabbed the copilot and pulled him out, and others grappled with the man to subdue him, Schlichter said that one of the traveling pilots practically hurtled the scrum to enter the cockpit and seize the controls. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Israeli authorities have described the FlyDubai copilot as Omani. — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia said the copilot had been handed over to the UAE. — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copilot

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Noun

After encountering precipitation and requesting to climb, the pilot declared an emergency as the aircraft began losing altitude at an alarming rate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
The pilot later reported descending at 20,000 feet per minute.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of pilot

Noun

Kutryk, who is also launching into space for the first time, is a former military test pilot and fourth-generation Ukrainian Canadian.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
Glover was a test pilot in the F/A‐18 Hornet, Super Hornet and EA‐18G Growler and has flown over 45 aircraft, accumulating over 4000 hours in the skies.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of test pilot

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Famous aviator Amelia Earhart from Atchison, Kansas became the first woman to make a nonstop, solo transatlantic flight, second only after Charles Lindbergh.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
An aviator in the United States Marine Corps, Bruneau had been deployed in the Balkans in the 1990s and later in the Middle East.

— Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of aviator

Noun

Gregory, 55, of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, obtained his airline transport pilot’s license in 2021, according to Federal Aviation Administration airmen records.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
The airman was assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, out of Nellis Air Force Base.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of airman

Noun

The Marlins exercised ace Sandy Alcantara’s $21 million team option for 2027 on Friday while also clearing out space on their 40-man roster for potential additions.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Senior middle blocker Peyton Mauldin had 5 blocks and senior Isabel Incinelli served 4 aces.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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