autopilot

See also: Autopilot

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot; short form of automatic pilot.

Noun

autopilot (countable and uncountable, plural autopilots)

1. (aviation, nautical) 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自動駕駛儀／自动驾驶仪 (zìdòng jiàshǐyí), 自动驾驶仪 (zìdòng jiàshǐyí), 自動駕駛／自动驾驶 (zìdòng jiàshǐ), 自动驾驶 (zìdòng jiàshǐ)

• Danish: autopilot c
• Dutch: automatische piloot m
• Finnish: automaattiohjaus (fi), autopilotti (fi)
• French: pilote automatique (fr) m
• German: Autopilot (de) m
• Japanese: オートパイロット (ōtopairotto)
• Korean: 오토파일럿 (otopailleot)
• Malay: autopandu, autojuruterbang (of aircrafts)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: autopilot m

  Nynorsk: autopilot m

• Portuguese: piloto automático (pt) m
• Russian: автопило́т (ru) m (avtopilót)
• Spanish: piloto automático m
• Swedish: autopilot (sv) c
• Turkish: otopilot m
• Ukrainian: автопіло́т (uk) m (avtopilót)

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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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot, from English autopilot

Noun

autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopiloter, definite plural autopilotene)

1. (aviation, nautical) an autopilot

References

• “autopilot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot, from English autopilot

Noun

autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopilotar, definite plural autopilotane)

1. (aviation, nautical) an autopilot

References

• “autopilot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot

Noun

autopilot c

1. an autopilot

Declension

Declension of autopilot
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	autopilot	autopiloten	autopiloter	autopiloterna
Genitive	autopilots	autopilotens	autopiloters	autopiloternas