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test pilot

test pilot noun: an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.

Noun

test pilot (plural test pilots)

  1. An aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
    • Written by Josh Singer, who shaped a triumph of investigative journalism into the award-winning Spotlight, First Man recounts a significant decade of [Neil] Armstrong's life, from pushing boundaries as a test pilot to taking that one small step for mankind.2018 October 9, A. A. Dowd, “The Star and Director of La La Land Reunite for First Man’s Spectacular Trip to the Moon”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2020

Forms of test pilot

pluraltest pilots

Questions about test pilot

What does test pilot mean?
Test pilot means an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
What part of speech is test pilot?
Test pilot is a noun.
What is the plural of test pilot?
The plural of test pilot is test pilots.

Words near test pilot in the dictionary

  1. test outs
  2. test paper
  3. test papers
  4. test pattern
  5. test patterns
  6. test pilot
  7. test pilots
  8. test pit
  9. test pits
  10. test portion
  11. test portions

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