test pilot

noun

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as in bush pilot

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Recent Examples of test pilot Mann was part of NASA's 2013 astronaut class and joined the agency with a test pilot and mechanical engineering background. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026 Parmitano, 49, an astronaut with the European Space Agency, was the first Italian commander of the space station and an Italian air force test pilot. — William Harwood, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Notably, there are several women with military test pilot experience in the agency’s astronaut corps with comparable experience to their male counterparts for a mission like Artemis III. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 The inaugural flight took place from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France, where test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac lifted off aboard the Falcon 10X for a mission lasting approximately two and a half hours. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for test pilot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
  1. bush pilot
  2. pilot
  3. copilot
  4. ace
Noun
  • 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
  • Inspired by post-war bush pilots in Northern Canada, this bomber jacket nods to the durability, warmth, and flexibility those pilots relied on to work the runways in freezing weather.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of bush pilot
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  • The search for the opening song stretched into the final weeks before filming, with Kittrell, Dries and pilot director Jason Moore trading ideas over text.
    — Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of pilot
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  • Your feed is flooded with AI copilots, recruiters, SDRs, designers, assistants, note takers, browsers and video editors.
    — Krish Ramineni, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The inaugural flight took place from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France, where test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac lifted off aboard the Falcon 10X for a mission lasting approximately two and a half hours.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
Definition of copilot
Noun
  • Some guys realize their immense potential and develop into future aces like Justin Verlander.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
  • Friday night at Truist Park, the pitcher the Mets once considered to be an ace stood stoically in front of the media as he was asked about being moved to the bullpen.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of ace

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