automatic pilot

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noun

Aeronautics. an airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot.

Idioms for automatic pilot

    on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner.

Origin of automatic pilot

First recorded in 1915–20

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Words related to automatic pilot

Gyropilot, autopilot

British Dictionary definitions for automatic pilot

automatic pilot

noun

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