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bush pilot

bush pi·lot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo sh pahy-luh t]
    • /bʊʃ ˈpaɪ lət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo sh pahy-luh t]
    • /bʊʃ ˈpaɪ lət/

Definitions of bush pilot words

  • noun bush pilot a pilot who flies small aircraft over rugged terrain or unsettled regions to serve remote areas inaccessible to or off the route of larger planes: Bush pilots brought supplies to the Alaskan village once a week. 1
  • noun bush pilot A pilot who flies small aircraft to and from remote locations, over expanses of relatively unpopulated territory. 0

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Origin of bush pilot

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Bush pilot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bush pilot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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