Definitions for pilotage

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pilotage pi·lot·age

Spelling: [pahy-luh-tij]

IPA: /ˈpaɪ lə tɪdʒ/

Pilotage is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 347 anagrams from letters in pilotage (aegilopt).

Definitions for pilotage

noun

1. act, occupation, or skill of piloting.
2. the fee paid to a pilot for his or her services.
3. pilot station (def 1).
4. the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.

Origin of pilotage

From French, dating back to 1610-20; See origin at pilot, -age

Examples for pilotage

So long as we were in pilotage I stuck manfully to the wheel.

He went immediately to take them off, and gave the pilotage of his own vessel to Captain Northrop.

One could not trust the captain's pilotage; Wolf had been generous with his liquor.

I was completely at fault, and had entirely lost all confidence in my own pilotage.

But Colter was not truthful, which disqualified him for pilotage.

This little incident clarified the air on the pilotage question.

pilotage and other dues incurred from any port: the reverse of inward charges.

The Reynard and her tender are following us, to get the benefit of Fluent's pilotage.

I am not over prudent to trust to his pilotage; but wiser men have been led by fools.

There's nothing but pilotage, and even that's pretty sketchy.