2. Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties. "The art of piloting a state." Berkeley.
PILOTAGE
Pi"lot*age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pilotage.]
1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. The compensation made or allowed to a pilot.
3. Guidance, as by a pilot. Sir W. Scott.
PILOT BALLOON
Pilot balloon.
Defn: A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction of air currents.
PILOT FLAG
Pilot flag.
Defn: The flag hoisted at the fore by a vessel desiring a pilot, in the United States the union jack, in Great Britain the British union jack with a white border.
PILOTISM; PILOTRY
Pi"lot*ism, Pi"lot*ry, n.