The Collaborative International Dictionary
Branch pilot
Branch pilot \Branch" pi`lot\ A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation.
Usage examples of "branch pilot".
Mould told Stephen a great deal about the official men, all to their discredit, and presently he pointed out Muck Flat, on the northern shore, where a Trinity House branch pilot had run him aground in the year ninety-two.