pilotless

[ pahy-luh t-lis ]
/ ˈpaɪ lət lɪs /

adjective

lacking a pilot or needing no pilot: pilotless aircraft.
having no pilot light: a pilotless furnace.

Origin of pilotless

First recorded in 1595–1605; pilot + -less

Words nearby pilotless

pilotage, pilotfish, pilothouse, piloti, piloting, pilotless, pilotless aircraft, pilotless ignition, pilotweed, pilous, pilpul

Example sentences from the Web for pilotless

  • The pilotless snapper-boat made another slow run, then put on speed and flashed back to the group of boats near the cruiser.

    Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet |Harold Leland Goodwin