The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . always hoisted pilot-house (pilot-hous), «. An inclosed placeor house on deck which shelters the steering-ffcar and the pilot or helmsman. In modemMa-goiM stcam-vcssels this is usually sitnatiMl in somecc)mnian7u„« i,..sition forward, and generally lu connec? tin In a very large proportion of vessels, however, there is no pilotdlouse. the steersinenaiid stecring-geai- being left Also called «?;.«(- pilotism (), ». [< p
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . always hoisted pilot-house (pilot-hous), «. An inclosed placeor house on deck which shelters the steering-ffcar and the pilot or helmsman. In modemMa-goiM stcam-vcssels this is usually sitnatiMl in somecc)mnian7u„« i,..sition forward, and generally lu connec? tin In a very large proportion of vessels, however, there is no pilotdlouse. the steersinenaiid stecring-geai- being left Also called «?;.«(- pilotism (), ». [< pilot + -m. Pi-lotae; skill in piloting. Cotgrave [Kaie.] piiotoack (piiot-jak) H. A >«?•;: Ihi hoisted by a vessel as a signal for a pilot. pilot-jacket (pilot-jaket), ». A pea-jacket,such as is worn bv seamen, hee pca-jaekrt. pilot-light (pilot-lit), n. A very small gas-light kept burning beside a large burner, sothat when the through the main bunier 18turned on it will be automatically lighted bythe pilot-light. It is usually protected by ashield from being accidentally blown out. beelnj-pns>;.. Illul i~.,l I ?lii cruise at a long distance olf shore; they are distlngnlslic-dbv. Hag and by a number painted conspicuously on theInain!^, and at night by a flare-up light, in addition to a piiotbread (pilot-bred), n. Same as ship-bix- piiot-cloth (pilot-kloth), «. A hea%y woolencloth, such as is used by pilots tor pea-jackets. piloteert, • [<;< + -«•] A pilot. Whereby the wamrring IHliiteer Uis course in ,my Ni«l.«^-Jj;^»t=«[i^.„^ „, , Pilot-engine (pilot-enjin), «. A locomotive^igimS on befm-e a railway-train to see the wav is clear, especially as a precursor to a tram coiiveyiug important personages. pilotry (pilot-ri), M. Same as ^e (pilot-snak), «. A harmless snakeof the United States, Coluber (pilot-wed), h. Same as comjKi.^-s- piiot-whale (pilot-hwal), n
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