Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The second or relief pilot of an aircraft.
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- noun a
relief orassistant pilot of anaircraft - verb To serve as relief or assistant pilot.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a relief pilot on an airplane
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Examples
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“Nightmare flight, stand by for conditions at Yuma,” called the copilot of the KC-10.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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LEMON: Well, the copilot was the only survivor of last summer's Comair crash in Kentucky and he is said to remember none of it.
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By now, though, replacing his copilot was the least of Roy's Cannonball problems.
The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory By Charles Graeber 2007
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By now, though, replacing his copilot was the least of Roy's Cannonball problems.
The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory Charles Graeber 2007
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If there were any others, he added to himself, wondering if he and the copilot were the only Americans still left on board the helicopter.
Arctic Fire Douglass, Keith 1997
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The copilot was the sort who'd happily don a lampshade and dance on a tabletop to liven up a party.
The Dig Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1995
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Last week, her copilot was her sister, Heather, of
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When she gets there, she finds that the copilot is her dad, HRG.
Cinema Blend Feeds 2009
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Recently of them are smashed with the of grace that vein to the lift of the password copilot and homebrew student.
about-electronics.eu 2009
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Pilot ") * TAGCEN shows Hummel as" pilot/operator ", Milliner as" copilot "- i.e., both crewmen. 1993 and 2003 CACCFs concur.
Milliner, William P. 1971
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