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busted pilot

busted pilot noun: a pilot that fails to be developed into a series.

Noun

busted pilot (plural busted pilots)

  1. A pilot that fails to be developed into a series.
    • Another would-be series dealing with stock car racing—this a live-action one—was a busted pilot in 1962 for ABC called Tack Reynolds. It starred Michael Parks as a hot-dogging driver.2008, Alvin H. Marill, Sports on Television, page 40
    • His television luck ran out with two unsuccessful comedy series and no less than three busted pilots.2017, Everett Aaker, Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary, page 1995

Forms of busted pilot

pluralbusted pilots

Questions about busted pilot

What does busted pilot mean?
Busted pilot means a pilot that fails to be developed into a series.
What part of speech is busted pilot?
Busted pilot is a noun.
What is the plural of busted pilot?
The plural of busted pilot is busted pilots.

Words near busted pilot in the dictionary

  1. busted one's chops
  2. busted one's gut
  3. busted one's hump
  4. busted one's neck
  5. busted out
  6. busted pilot
  7. busted pilots
  8. busted someone's agates
  9. busted someone's ass
  10. busted the dust
  11. busted up

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