# pilot cloth

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.

## Etymology
Most likely because its archetypal use was in making pilot jackets for pilots (helmsmen) and pilots (assistants to helmsmen).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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