piloti

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noun

One of the columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water.

OriginFrench pilotis ← Middle French pilot →
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Meanings

nounpiloti (plural pilotis)

plural pilotis

  1. architectureOne of the columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchpilot“stake”
  2. Frenchpilotis
  3. Englishpiloti

From French pilotis, from Middle French pilot (“stake”). Attested from the 17th century.

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Translations

Finnish pilari
  • pilariTranslations
French pilotis
  • pilotisTranslations
Japanese ピロティ
  • ピロティ (piroti)Translations
Polish podparcie nad wodą
  • podparcie nad wodąTranslations
Portuguese piloti
  • pilotiTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

piloti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piloti

MLA

“piloti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piloti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piloti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piloti.

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