pilot cloth

noun

A coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.

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Meanings

nounpilot cloth (countable and uncountable, plural pilot cloths)

plural pilot cloths

  1. countableuncountableA coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.

Origin

Most likely because its archetypal use was in making pilot jackets for pilots (helmsmen) and pilots (assistants to helmsmen).

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APA

pilot cloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20cloth

MLA

“pilot cloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20cloth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilot cloth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20cloth.

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