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au·to·pi·lot

(ô′tō-pī′lət)

Automatic pilot.

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autopilot

(ˌɔːtəˈpaɪlət; -təʊ-)

(Aeronautics) short for automatic pilot

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au′tomat′ic pi′lot

an electronic control system, as on an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude.

Also called autopilot.

[1915–20]

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Noun	1.	autopilot - a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" automatic pilot unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
	2.	autopilot - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course robot pilot, automatic pilot device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" inertial guidance system, inertial navigation system - a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces

Translations

autopilota

автопилот

autopilot

[ˈɔːtəʊpaɪlət] N (Aer) → piloto m automático
to be on autopilot (fig) → ir como un/una autómata

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autopilot

n → Autopilot m; on autopilot (lit) → mit Autopilot; to switch onto autopilot (lit, fig inf) → auf Automatik umschalten; he was on autopilot (fig) → er funktionierte wie automatisch or ferngesteuert; I’m so shattered, I just do everything on autopilot → ich bin so geschafft, dass ich alles nur noch ganz automatisch mache

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