autopilot
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A boat autopilot
See also: Autopilot
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
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:
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
guiding system
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state of mind
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Verb
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.
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
auto- + pilot, from English autopilot
Noun
autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopiloter, definite plural autopilotene)
References
- “autopilot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
auto- + pilot, from English autopilot
Noun
autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopilotar, definite plural autopilotane)
References
- “autopilot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From auto- + pilot. First attested in 1927.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
autopilot m animal
- (aviation, nautical, navigation, technology) autopilot
- Synonym: automatyczny pilot
Declension
Declension of autopilot
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | autopilot | autopiloty |
| genitive | autopilota | autopilotów |
| dative | autopilotowi | autopilotom |
| accusative | autopilota | autopiloty |
| instrumental | autopilotem | autopilotami |
| locative | autopilocie | autopilotach |
| vocative | autopilocie | autopiloty |
References
Further reading
- autopilot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- autopilot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French autopilote.
Noun
autopilot m (plural autopiloți)
Declension
Declension of autopilot
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
autopilot c
- an autopilot
Declension
| Declension of autopilot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | autopilot | autopiloten | autopiloter | autopiloterna |
| Genitive | autopilots | autopilotens | autopiloters | autopiloternas |