| automatic pilot n. 1. A navigation mechanism, as on an aircraft, that automatically maintains a preset course. Also called robot pilot. 2. A state of mind in which one acts without deliberate effort or self-awareness: "men who are, sexually speaking, on automatic pilot" (Gloria Steinem). |
automatic pilot
n
1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Also called autopilot a device that automatically maintains an aircraft on a preset course
on automatic pilot Informal acting without conscious thought because of tiredness, shock, or familiarity with the task being performed
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| Noun | 1. | automatic pilot - 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" unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment |
| 2. |  automatic pilot - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady coursedevice - 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
automatic pilot n on automatic pilot (Aer) (fig) → con pilota automatico
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