autopilot

[aw-toh-pahy-luh t] /ˈɔ toʊˌpaɪ lət/
noun
Origin
Examples from the web for autopilot
  • So then you basically put the panels on autopilot, and they know where the sun is on their own.
  • All he had to do was direct the autopilot to return to base.
  • It's equipped with an autopilot device that's programmed to seek out and fly in thermals.
  • No matter how good the autopilot, you still better know how to land the plane.
  • It is astonishingly easy to set your retirement on autopilot.
  • Adjust depending on risk tolerance and then put your investments on autopilot.
  • Actually the first book was decent in that regard but by the third book or so she was on autopilot.
  • He gets into the science of reading, the way some circuits in the brain go on autopilot as you're pulled deeper into the text.
  • Feeling as though you are living your life on autopilot.
  • And even more important, it can do them on autopilot.
British Dictionary definitions for autopilot

autopilot

/ˌɔːtəˈpaɪlət; -təʊ-/
noun
1.
short for automatic pilot
Word Origin and History for autopilot
n.

1935, from auto- + pilot (n.).

Slang definitions & phrases for autopilot

autopilot

noun

Something done automatically, without much self-awareness: She is on autopilot when driving them to school


Encyclopedia Article for autopilot

automatic pilot

device for controlling an aircraft or other vehicle without constant human intervention.

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