pilotlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪlətlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪlətləs/

Forms: 1600s pilot-les, 1600s pilot-lesse, 1700s– pilotless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilot n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < pilot n. + -less suffix.

1. Of a ship or shipping channel: without a pilot; not served by a pilot. Frequently figurative: without guidance or direction; leaderless.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > accompanied by a guide > not

guideless1557

pilotless1606

self-guided1940

society > authority > control > [adjective] > leading or guiding > led or guided > not

unled1562

unpiloted1641

pilotless1806

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 60 Though Rudder-les, not Pilot-les, this Boat.

1734 J. Adams Misc. Poems 159 Like Humanity, Either my Helm was broke, or I was Pilotless.

1795 Let. from Chancellor 149 We are invited to submit the conduct of our pilotless bark to Heaven.

1806 W. Scott Let. 20 Sept. (1932) I. 317 The pilot-less state in which the political vessel has remained since his [sc. Pitt's] death.

1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 441/2 The pilotless narrows which lead to Fiddler's Green, where all good sailors go.

1945 H. Knight in Penguin New Writing 23 47 Pilotless men whose personalities have been disintegrated by concussion and too many action stations.

1991 J. Kinsella Eschatologies 44 A marooned pilotless ferry on the distant bank.

2. Of an aircraft: that flies without a pilot, under automatic or remote control.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > manned or piloted > not

unmanned1906

pilotless1909

1909 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 7/2 We only just missed the new spectacle of a pilotless aeroplane.

1922 Glasgow Herald 15 Nov. 9 The [U.S.] Army Air Service announces that successful tests have been made with automatically controlled pilotless aeroplanes.

1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog v. 35 The curious blind look of all pilotless aircraft which stems from having no cockpit.

1994 Nature 31 Mar. 388/3 The Second World War German V-1 was not a rocket..but a jet-propelled pilotless aircraft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pilotless
释义	pilotlessadj. Brit. /ˈpʌɪlətlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlətləs/ Forms: 1600s pilot-les, 1600s pilot-lesse, 1700s– pilotless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilot n., -less suffix. Etymology: < pilot n. + -less suffix. 1. Of a ship or shipping channel: without a pilot; not served by a pilot. Frequently figurative: without guidance or direction; leaderless. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > accompanied by a guide > not guideless1557 pilotless1606 self-guided1940 society > authority > control > [adjective] > leading or guiding > led or guided > not unled1562 unpiloted1641 pilotless1806 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 60 Though Rudder-les, not Pilot-les, this Boat. 1734 J. Adams Misc. Poems 159 Like Humanity, Either my Helm was broke, or I was Pilotless. 1795 Let. from Chancellor 149 We are invited to submit the conduct of our pilotless bark to Heaven. 1806 W. Scott Let. 20 Sept. (1932) I. 317 The pilot-less state in which the political vessel has remained since his [sc. Pitt's] death. 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 441/2 The pilotless narrows which lead to Fiddler's Green, where all good sailors go. 1945 H. Knight in Penguin New Writing 23 47 Pilotless men whose personalities have been disintegrated by concussion and too many action stations. 1991 J. Kinsella Eschatologies 44 A marooned pilotless ferry on the distant bank. 2. Of an aircraft: that flies without a pilot, under automatic or remote control. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > manned or piloted > not unmanned1906 pilotless1909 1909 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 7/2 We only just missed the new spectacle of a pilotless aeroplane. 1922 Glasgow Herald 15 Nov. 9 The [U.S.] Army Air Service announces that successful tests have been made with automatically controlled pilotless aeroplanes. 1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog v. 35 The curious blind look of all pilotless aircraft which stems from having no cockpit. 1994 Nature 31 Mar. 388/3 The Second World War German V-1 was not a rocket..but a jet-propelled pilotless aircraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1606
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