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单词 piloted
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pilotedadj.

Brit. /ˈpʌɪlətᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlədəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilot v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < pilot v. + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier unpiloted adj.
Of a vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft: controlled or guided by a pilot.Recorded earliest in well-piloted.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > manned or piloted
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manned1906
1783 F. W. Riollay in tr. Hippocrates Doctr. & Pract. in Surg. & Physic i. i. 21 Like a well-piloted ship, his instrument glides over, or between, the most essential wheels of the machine.
1888 G. Meredith Faith on Trial in Reading of Faith 93 The vessel whose piloted prow..Leaves legible print at the keel.
1945 C. Milburn Diary 18 Mar. (1979) 278 Last night piloted enemy planes were over northern England and..casualties also occurred from V bombs in the south.
1952 Ann. Reg. 1951 411 The next stage [in space travel] would be piloted rockets designed as space stations.
1961 Shell Aviation News Dec. 4/1 Already, in certain circumstances ‘the one who controls the aeroplane’ can equally well be in another aircraft or on the ground. In this new situation the terms ‘piloted’ and ‘pilotless’ become confusing anomalies.
1993 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. a8/1 The military..avoid sending piloted aircraft near heavily defended Baghdad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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