autopilot
See also: Autopilot
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autopilot (countable and uncountable, plural autopilots)
- (aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
- I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest.
- (by extension, figuratively) A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically.
- I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot.
- 2021 March 31, Benjamin Lee, “Made for Love review – Black Mirror-esque comedy needs an upgrade”, in The Guardian[1]:
- But while the wackiness gets exasperating fast (a running joke about Hazel’s father, played by Ray Romano on autopilot, having a sex doll for a wife is even unfunnier than it sounds), Milioti works overtime to keep us invested.
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Translations edit
guiding system
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state of mind
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Verb edit
autopilot (third-person singular simple present autopilots, present participle autopiloting, simple past and past participle autopiloted)
- (intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
auto- + pilot, from English autopilot
Noun edit
autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopiloter, definite plural autopilotene)
References edit
- “autopilot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
auto- + pilot, from English autopilot
Noun edit
autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopilotar, definite plural autopilotane)
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- “autopilot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From auto- + pilot. First attested in 1927.[1]
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Noun edit
autopilot m animal
- (aviation, nautical, navigation, technology) autopilot
- Synonym: automatyczny pilot
Declension edit
Declension of autopilot
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autopilot | autopiloty |
genitive | autopilota | autopilotów |
dative | autopilotowi | autopilotom |
accusative | autopilota | autopiloty |
instrumental | autopilotem | autopilotami |
locative | autopilocie | autopilotach |
vocative | autopilocie | autopiloty |
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French autopilote.
Noun edit
autopilot m (plural autopiloți)
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Declension of autopilot
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) autopilot | autopilotul | (niște) autopiloți | autopiloții |
genitive/dative | (unui) autopilot | autopilotului | (unor) autopiloți | autopiloților |
vocative | autopilotule | autopiloților |
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autopilot c
- an autopilot
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Nominative | autopilot | autopiloten | autopiloter | autopiloterna |
Genitive | autopilots | autopilotens | autopiloters | autopiloternas |