Course
Course verb - To go after or on the track of.
Usage example: after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests
Pilot
Pilot verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.
How words are described
| good | good course | good pilot |
| best | best course | best pilot |
| better | better course | better pilot |
| normal | normal course | normal pilot |
| Other adjectives: short, certain, current, original, single, actual, real, main, personal, new, military, next, last, intended, giant. | ||
Common collocations
| zombies | course zombies | pilot zombies |
Both words in one sentence
- It's Up to You: Apparently, the course of either world war can be decided by a four-pilot squadron facing off against similar-sized squadrons.
- The limiting factors, of course, are the amount of multitasking still left to the pilot, and how long the pilot can function at that level.
Source: Crew of One - It gets to a point where you realize that having the Humongous Mecha pilot another Humongous Mecha, which happens to be the moon is just par for the course.
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