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pilotage

piloting, navigation

noun pee-loh-TAHZH Rare

Also means

management, steering (figurative)

Usage Note

Pilotage covers the skill and act of piloting an aircraft or ship, and in business it is increasingly used for 'steering' a project or organisation — le pilotage stratégique (strategic management). The related verb is piloter and the agent noun is pilote. Pilotage automatique means autopilot.

Examples

"Le pilotage de l'avion demande une grande concentration."

Natural Translation

Piloting the plane requires great concentration.

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