The Clue
Cockpit figure (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PILOT
Tags
Notes
The answer PILOT is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Type of fish or whale
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Word with light or film
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One trying to avoid a banking crisis?
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Definition
PILOT as a noun:
1. (pilot, airplane pilot) = someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
2. a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
3. (pilot program, pilot film, pilot) = a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
4. (original, archetype, pilot) = an original model on which something is patterned
5. (pilot burner, pilot light, pilot) = small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
6. (fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot) = an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
PILOT as a verb:
1. (fly, aviate, pilot) = fly a plane
2. (navigate, pilot) = act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"