Lexic.us

Definition of Senior pilot

1. Noun. The pilot in charge of an airship.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Senior Pilot

Literary usage of Senior pilot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hertslet's China Treaties: Treaties, &c. Between Great Britain and China by Edward Hertslet, Godfrey Edward Proctor Hertslet, Edward Parkes, China, Great Britain (1908)
"The Board of Appointment shall consist of the Harbour Master as President, the (or a) senior pilot, and two persons whose names shall be drawn by lot by the ..."

2. Challenge and Response: Anticipating U. S. Military Security Concern by Karl P. Magyar (1994)
"He is a senior pilot with over 1500 hours in the F-4 and F-16. He is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College where he is currently on staff. ..."

3. The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer by Richard Burn, Joseph Chitty, Thomas Chitty (1837)
"... in respect of such pilot-boat or v«w!, the sum of 20/. to be paid by the senior pilot on board, who is hereby declina answerable for the due observance ..."

4. The Chinese Commercial Guide, Containing Treaties, Tariffs, Regulations by Samuel Wells Williams (1863)
"Apprentices shall be bound to attend to all lawful orders of the senior pilot of the station at which they are, or of the pilot under whom they may for the ..."

5. Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law: Containing All the Decisions of by James Perronet Aspinall, Butler Aspinall, Geoffrey Hutchinson, James. A. Petrie, F. A. P. Rowe, Bruce Farthing (1873)
"The evidence of the senior pilot on board the cutter, which was relied upon in the judgment of the court, was as follows: Q. To the best ..."

6. Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James B. Stockdale (1995)
"One relatively senior pilot who just refused to fly in Package 6 anymore made Jack so mad he found himself hounding his legal officer trying to keep the guy ..."

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