bush pilot

noun

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: a pilot who flies a small plane into remote areas

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With the incessant storms that year, bush pilots said red lights would be easier to see than the current blue ones. — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026 It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952. — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 In fact, the creek's orange color was what led a bush pilot to report the likelihood of valuable minerals there in the 1960s. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 But never underestimate an Arctic bush pilot. — Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2019 See All Example Sentences for bush pilot

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First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bush pilot was in 1936

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bush pilot

noun
: a pilot who flies a small plane over remote or lightly settled country where commercial airlines do not go

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