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Definition of Copilot
1. Noun. A relief pilot on an airplane.
Definition of Copilot
1. Noun. a relief or assistant pilot of an aircraft ¹
2. Verb. To serve as relief or assistant pilot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Copilot
1. an assistant pilot [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Copilot
Literary usage of Copilot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Linebacker II: A View from the Rock by James R. McCarthy, George B. Allison, Robert E. Rayfield (1985)
"copilot: I feel sorry for the guys down there with it. ... PILOT & Here come some
more—could be SHRIKES—keep copilot: 'em in sight—copilot Three, ..."
2. Operation Desert Storm: Apache Helicopter Fratricide Incident edited by Barbara J. Cart, William E. McDaniel, E. Randy Stone (1997)
"Each copilot/gunner manually entered the data into his respective Fire ...
The copilot/gunners also manually entered this target grid into their Fire ..."
3. Operation Desert Storm: Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Abrams Tank, Apache by Henry L. Hinton, Jr., David R. Warren, Thomas J. Schulz (2001)
"After finding a target, the copilot/gunner designates it with the sight's laser
and guides the laser-seeking Hellfire missile to ..."
4. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The copilot assists in communicating with air traffic controllers, monitoring
the instruments, and flying the aircraft. Some large aircraft still have a ..."
5. Dust Off: Army Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam by Peter Dorland, James S. Nanney (1982)
"The copilot looked to his left, saw the pilot's bloody wound, and grabbed the
controls. By now the North Vietnamese had begun to surround the aircraft. ..."
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