Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pilot_program

2 senses of pilot program

Sense 1
pilot project, pilot program -- (activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states")
       => test, trial, run -- (the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial")

Sense 2
pilot program, pilot film, pilot -- (a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors)
       => television program, TV program, television show, TV show -- (a program broadcast by television)