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piloting [′pī·ləd·iŋ] (navigation) The navigation of a vehicle, particularly a marine craft, by determining position relative to external reference points, usually fixed points on the earth. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Neckar is in many places so narrow that a person can throw a dog across it, if he has one; when it is also sharply curved in such places, the raftsman has to do some pretty nice snug piloting to make the turns. Austrey entered, piloting a tremendous blackwigged and red-plumed lady in overflowing furs. A merry and a high-spirited dame, thought Kim, balancing the dung-cake in one hand, the cooked food in the other, and piloting the lama with a nudging shoulder. |
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