Pilot a plane Crossword Clue

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AVIATE

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. operate an airplane

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PILOT (noun)
1. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
2. a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
PILOT (verb)
1. operate an airplane
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
PLANE (noun)
1. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
2. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
PLANE (verb)
1. travel on the surface of water
2. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
PLANE (adjective)
1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Aviate
(6 letters)

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