bushpilot
nounUK /ˈbʊʃˌpaɪlət/
US /ˈbʊʃˌpaɪlət/
A bushpilot is a person who flies small planes to faraway places with no big airports.
The bushpilot landed the little plane on a grassy field near the village.
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2. A pilot who flies into rugged or roadless regions to deliver supplies and people.
The bushpilot brought medicine and mail to the tiny town.
3. A pilot skilled at landing on water, gravel, or snow rather than paved runways.
Only an experienced bushpilot could land on that icy lake.
4. Informally, any pilot who works far from cities and major airlines.
He spent twenty years as a bushpilot in Alaska.