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automatic pilot
n.
1. A navigation mechanism, as on an aircraft, that automatically maintains a preset course.
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).
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automatic pilot
n
1. (Aeronautics) Also called: autopilot a device that automatically maintains an aircraft on a preset course
2. on automatic pilot informal acting without conscious thought because of tiredness, shock, or familiarity with the task being performed
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au′tomat′ic pi′lot
n.
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. | 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. | ![]() 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 |
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automatic pilot
n on automatic pilot (Aer) (fig) → con pilota automaticoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995