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pilot vehicles

pilot vehicles is the plural of pilot vehicle.

Meaning of pilot vehicle

Noun

pilot vehicle (plural pilot vehicles)

  1. (Australia) A vehicle used to warn other road users of the presence of an oversized vehicle/combination
  2. Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: An engine that runs ahead of a train to clear the route
    Synonyms:
    pilot engine, pilot locomotive
  3. A lead vehicle
    1. Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: The leading engine locomotive in a multiple heading train
  4. A tending vehicle
    1. Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: A yard/station locomotive engine used to shuttle rail cars around a yard or station

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Questions about pilot vehicles

What is pilot vehicles the plural of?
Pilot vehicles is the plural of pilot vehicle.

Words near pilot vehicles in the dictionary

  1. pilot snake
  2. pilot snakes
  3. pilot valve
  4. pilot valves
  5. pilot vehicle
  6. pilot vehicles
  7. pilot version
  8. pilot versions
  9. pilot wave
  10. pilot waves
  11. pilot whale

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