pilotage

Plural: pilotages

Noun

• The act or service of piloting a ship; the fee for this service.
• the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
• the occupation of a pilot
• The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
• The occupation of a pilot.
• The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.

Examples

• His pilotage of the board was impeccable, guiding his words to maximum points every turn.

Synonyms

navigation, piloting, piloting#Noun, pilotry

Related Words

hydrography