Definitions
1.NounA vehicle that ranges ahead of a convoy/train/transport
A vehicle used to warn other road users of the presence of an oversized vehicle/combination
Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: An engine that runs ahead of a train to clear the route
2.NounA vehicle used to warn other road users of the presence of an oversized vehicle/combination
3.NounSynonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: An engine that runs ahead of a train to clear the route
4.NounA lead vehicle
Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: The leading engine locomotive in a multiple heading train
5.NounSynonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: The leading engine locomotive in a multiple heading train
6.NounA tending vehicle
Synonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: A yard/station locomotive engine used to shuttle rail cars around a yard or station
7.NounSynonym of pilot engine / pilot locomotive: A yard/station locomotive engine used to shuttle rail cars around a yard or station
8.NounA prototype vehicle, initial production vehicle, lead vehicle in a new manufacturing process, first vehicle produced in a new manufactory.
9.NounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pilot, vehicle.