0 past simple and past participle of pilot
2 to test a new product before it is sold:
We shall pilot several new cosmetic products to selected potential purchasers.
3 to be responsible for introducing a new law or system and making certain it is established:
20 years ago he piloted a bill through Parliament on working conditions.
4 to direct a ship into a port or through an area of water
It was piloted on a number of parents who were not included in the main study.
The questionnaire was piloted in a sample of practice patients to establish its comprehensibility and the completeness of responses to the individual items.
It is a pity that at the point of writing, the course had not been fully piloted or evaluated so some crucial information is missing.
Each questionnaire was piloted twice, which improved the wording and relevance of the questions.
Each was piloted in three practices using different clinical information systems.
This was piloted before being sent out to the full sample.
The theory and operationalization of memory measures has changed considerably since the 1960s when traditional aptitude tests were developed and piloted.
It was piloted with a sample of 10 nurses from another trust prior to distribution.
