单词 | pilotism |
释义 | † pilotismn. Obsolete. The action or practice of piloting ships; the function or office of pilot; pilotage. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > pilotage lodemanagec1405 petilodemanage1531 pilotage1577 pilotism1611 pilotship1612 piloting1663 pilotry1744 hovelling1880 mud pilotage1932 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pilotage, Pilotisme; th'office, or Art of a Pilot. 1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 784 The chiefe writers in Pilotisme, or the Art of Navigation, are..de Medina..Nonius..Aurigarius. 1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure II. 32 I am between a Scylla and a Charybdis, and uncommonly skilful must be my pilotism, or I must split upon the rocks. 1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 5 Feb. 153/1 When pilotism in our own harbor was without rivalry, and ships were dependent upon one association for assistance, they were conducted on rather loose principles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1611 |
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