Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pilot who conducts vessels along a coast.
- noun A detailed description of a coast, with instructions for navigating it.
- noun Also
coasting-pilot .
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Examples
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The commandant of Oyapok gave M. M.rtel, moreover, a coast-pilot, to accompany him to the frontiers.
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Signal for a coast-pilot, -- weighed and sailed as soon as he came.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Various
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I lost my property and a portion of that of others, because I was not present at the time of the wreck, as my general ordered myself and a coast-pilot the day before to go to look for fresh provisions.
History of the Philippine Islands Antonio de Morga 1597
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