Trial vs. Pilot
Difference Between Trial and Pilot
Trialnoun
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.Pilotnoun
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
Trialnoun
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
Pilotnoun
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
Trialnoun
A difficult or annoying experience.
That boy was a trial to his parents.Pilotnoun
A guide book for maritime navigation.
Trialnoun
A tryout to pick members of a team.
soccer trialsPilotnoun
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
Trialnoun
(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
Pilotnoun
A pilot vehicle.
Trialnoun
(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
Pilotnoun
A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
Trialadjective
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Pilotnoun
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
Trialadjective
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Pilotnoun
Something serving as a test or trial.
We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program citywide.Trialadjective
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Pilotnoun
(mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
Trialadjective
Triple.
Pilotnoun
(aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
Trialadjective
(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.Pilotnoun
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
Trialverb
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.Pilotnoun
(rail transport) A cowcatcher.
Trialverb
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.Pilotnoun
A pilot light.
Trialnoun
(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal;
most of these complaints are settled before they go to trialPilotnoun
One who flies a kite.
Trialnoun
the act of testing something;
in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separatelyhe called each flip of the coin a new trialPilotnoun
A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
Trialnoun
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;
the trials for the semifinals began yesterdayPilotadjective
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability.
a pilot run of the new factoryThe pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.Trialnoun
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;
he had a fair trial and the jury found him guiltyPilotadjective
Used to control or activate another device.
a pilot lightTrialnoun
trying something to find out about it;
a sample for ten days free triala trial of progesterone failed to relieve the painPilotadjective
Being a vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination.
a pilot vehicleTrialnoun
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;
his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for himlife is full of tribulationsa visitation of the plaguePilotverb
(transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
Trialnoun
the act of undergoing testing;
he survived the great test of battlecandidates must compete in a trial of skillPilotverb
(transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
Pilotverb
(transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
Pilotnoun
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
Pilotnoun
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
Pilotnoun
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
Pilotnoun
an original model on which something is patterned
Pilotnoun
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
Pilotnoun
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
Pilotverb
fly a plane
Pilotverb
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance;
Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
