Pilot and Target

Pilot

Pilot verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.

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Target and pilot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a verb "Pilot".

Nearby Words: piloted, piloting, pilotage, pilothouse

Target verb - Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.

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Pilot and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pilot" instead a verb "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good pilot	good target
best	best pilot	best target
better	better pilot	better target
certain	certain pilot	certain target
Other adjectives: current, original, single, actual, real, main, new, former, military, primary, next, last, intended, available, giant, civilian.

body	pilot body	target body
object	pilot object	target object
car	pilot car	target car
times	pilot times	target times
Other words: aircraft, weapons, ships, drones.

When the F-15E pilot repeated misheard target coordinates for confirmation, Sergeant Perren wound up confirming his own location as the target.

Source: Friend or Foe
And judging by quality of equipment and pilot, his target (a nearby ammo dump) was very low on the DPRK target priority list.

Source: Series / M*A*S*H
Similarly, if a bomber pilot missed his target because the defenders' Anti-Air fire prevented him from flying straight at the target, or spooked him into dropping early, then it didn't really matter if the bomber never got shot down.

Source: Point Defenseless

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