autopilot

See also: Autopilot

English

Etymology

auto- + pilot; short form of automatic pilot.

Noun

autopilot (countable and uncountable, plural autopilots)

  1. (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.
  2. 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.

Translations

Verb

autopilot (third-person singular simple present autopilots, present participle autopiloting, simple past and past participle autopiloted)

  1. (intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

auto- + pilot, from English autopilot

Noun

autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopiloter, definite plural autopilotene)

  1. (aviation, nautical) an autopilot

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

auto- + pilot, from English autopilot

Noun

autopilot m (definite singular autopiloten, indefinite plural autopilotar, definite plural autopilotane)

  1. (aviation, nautical) an autopilot

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Swedish

Etymology

auto- + pilot

Noun

autopilot c

  1. an autopilot

Declension

Declension of autopilot 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative autopilot autopiloten autopiloter autopiloterna
Genitive autopilots autopilotens autopiloters autopiloternas
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