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Pilotage

The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels.

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Broader term 5

Craft 76% connected

Strength; might; secret power.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Guidance 76% connected

The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Steering 76% connected

of Steer

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trade 76% connected

A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pilot 74% connected

One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pilot 74% connected

One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Navigation 92% connected

The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Piloting 92% connected

of Pilot

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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