pilotage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
    navigation; piloting.
  2. noun the occupation of a pilot
    piloting.

WordNet

Pi"lot*age noun
Etymology
Cf. F. pilotage.
Definitions
  1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. Obs. Sir W. Raleigh.
  2. The compensation made or allowed to a pilot.
  3. Guidance, as by a pilot. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913