"autopilot" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autopilot.wav Forms: autopilots [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + pilot. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|pilot|id1=automatic}} auto- + pilot Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical Translations (guiding system): автопило́т (avtopilót) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 自動駕駛儀 (Chinese Mandarin), 自动驾驶仪 (zìdòng jiàshǐyí) (Chinese Mandarin), 自動駕駛 (Chinese Mandarin), 自动驾驶 (zìdòng jiàshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), autopilot [common-gender] (Danish), automatische piloot [masculine] (Dutch), automaattiohjaus (Finnish), autopilotti (Finnish), pilote automatique [masculine] (French), Autopilot [masculine] (German), オートパイロット (ōtopairotto) (Japanese), 오토파일럿 (otopailleot) (Korean), автопи́лот (avtopílot) [masculine] (Macedonian), autopandu (Malay), autojuruterbang (note: of aircraft) (Malay), autopilot [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), autopilot [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), automatyczny pilot [masculine] (Polish), autopilot [masculine] (Polish), piloto automático [masculine] (Portuguese), pilot automat [masculine] (Romanian), autopilot [masculine] (Romanian), автопило́т (avtopilót) [masculine] (Russian), piloto automático [masculine] (Spanish), autopiloto [masculine] (Spanish), autopilot [common-gender] (Swedish), otopilot [masculine] (Turkish), автопіло́т (avtopilót) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-autopilot-en-noun-No3~Bwlp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic), Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic): 54 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 46 12 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport Disambiguation of 'guiding system': 86 14
  2. (by extension, figuratively) A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically. Tags: broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (state of mind): автопило́т (avtopilót) [masculine] (Bulgarian), automatizmus (Hungarian), gépiesség (Hungarian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: automatic

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autopilot.wav Forms: autopilots [present, singular, third-person], autopiloting [participle, present], autopiloted [participle, past], autopiloted [past]
Etymology: From auto- + pilot. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|pilot|id1=automatic}} auto- + pilot Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: intransitive Related terms: cruise control, go through the motions
    Sense id: en-autopilot-en-verb-l6NGtIzh Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 46 12

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