pilot

(noun)

Something serving as a test or trial.

Examples of pilot in the following topics:

  • The Public-Education Function of Congress

    • These efforts ranged from the storage of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution in Fort Knox for safekeeping to researching weather data on the Himalayas for Air Force pilots.

  • Health Care Reform

    • A national pilot program is established for Medicare on payment bundling to encourage doctors, hospitals, and other care providers to better coordinate patient care.