piloting
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to placeSynonyms: navigationpilotage
- the occupation of a pilotSynonyms: pilotage
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous. [1913 Webster]
2.Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties. "The art of piloting a state." --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]
3.(A["e]ronautics) To fly, or act as pilot of (an aircraft); to operate (an airplane). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]