The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pilot wheel — noun Etymology: so called from its resemblance to the wheel used in steering ships : a wheel usually with handles projecting from the rim for traversing the saddle of a machine tool or for operating any of the feeds by hand … Useful english dictionary
Wheel of Fortune — may refer to * A 1960s rock group who recorded for Jamie Records *The Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortunae, a concept in medieval and ancient philosophy referring to the capricious nature of Fate * Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card) * A popular… … Wikipedia
Wheel-barrowing — is a problem that may occur when an aircraft pilot places excessive forward pressure on the elevator control of a nose wheel equipped aeroplane during the takeoff or landing phase of flight. Forward pressure on the flight controls places an up… … Wikipedia
pilot house — noun A shelter for steering gear and pilot (also called wheelhouse) • • • Main Entry: ↑pilot * * * pilot house, or pi|lot|house «PY luht HOWS», noun. an enclosed place on the upper deck of a ship, sheltering the steering wheel and other… … Useful english dictionary
wheel|house — «HWEEL HOWS», noun. a small, enclosed place on a ship to shelter the steering wheel and those who steer the ship; pilot house … Useful english dictionary
pilot — [n] person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle ace*, aerialist, aeronaut, aviator, bellwether*, captain, conductor, coxswain, dean, director, doyen/doyenne, eagle*, flier*, flyer, guide, helmsperson, jockey*, lead, leader, navigator, one… … New thesaurus
Wheel of Fortune (US daytime game show) — infobox television show name = Wheel of Fortune caption = Wheel of Fortune title card, c. 1985 format = Game show rating = runtime = 30 minutes creator = Merv Griffin starring = Chuck Woolery, host (1975 ndash;1981) Susan Stafford, co host (1975… … Wikipedia
pilot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. helmsman, steersman, guide; counselor; aviator, airman. See aviation, direction, information, navigation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Flier] Syn. aviator, airman, fighter pilot, commercial pilot, bomber… … English dictionary for students
Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) — This article is about Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show). For other uses, see Wheel of Fortune (disambiguation). Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune logo Format Game show Created by … Wikipedia
Wheel Down — Die Fluglage ist die Lage im dreidimensionalen Raum, die ein Luftfahrzeug gerade einnimmt. Sie ist von besonderer Bedeutung für die Flugsteuerung, da eine stabile Fluglage für den normalen Flug aufgrund der Aerodynamik nur innerhalb gewisser… … Deutsch Wikipedia
