Meanings
nounpilot boat (plural pilot boats)
plural pilot boats
- A kind of boat used to transport pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.
Translations
Finnish luotsivene, luotsikutteri
- luotsiveneboat to transport pilots
- luotsikutteriboat to transport pilots
German Lotsenboot
- Lotsenbootboat to transport pilots
Portuguese palhabote
- palhaboteboat to transport pilots
Swedish lotsbåt
- lotsbåtboat to transport pilots
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APA
pilot boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20boat
MLA
“pilot boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20boat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilot boat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20boat.
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