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pilot
 
NOUN:Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, leader, shepherd, usher. See SHOW.
VERB:1. To run and control (a motor vehicle): drive, motor, wheel. Slang : tool. See MOVE. 2. To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See SHOW. 3. To direct the course of carefully: guide, jockey, maneuver, navigate, steer. Idioms: back and fill. See CONTROL, MOVE.
ADJECTIVE:Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development: experimental, test, trial. See START.
 
 
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