autopilot

See also Autopilot

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot

Noun

autopilot (plural autopilots)

1. A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

   I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest.

2. A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically

   I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot.

Related terms

• automatic

Translations

guiding system

• Finnish: automaattiohjaus (fi), autopilotti (fi)
• German: Autopilot (de) m

• Swedish: autopilot (sv) c

Verb

autopilot (third-person singular simple present autopilots, present participle autopiloting, simple past and past participle autopiloted)

1. (intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.

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Swedish

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot

Noun

autopilot c

1. an autopilot

Declension

Declension of autopilot

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	autopilot	autopiloten	autopiloter	autopiloterna
genitive	autopilots	autopilotens	autopiloters	autopiloternas