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PILOT PROGRAM
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Activity planned as a test or trial
Example:
they funded a pilot project in six states
Synonyms:
pilot program; pilot project
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pilot program" is a kind of...):
run; test; trial (the act of testing something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
Synonyms:
pilot; pilot film; pilot program
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pilot program" is a kind of...):
television program; television show; TV program; TV show (a program broadcast by television)