autopilot
pronunciation
How to pronounce autopilot in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:təʊpaɪlət]
How to pronounce autopilot in American English:
US [ˈɔtoʊpaɪlət]
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- Noun:
- a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
- a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
Word Origin
- autopilot (n.)
- 1935, from auto- + pilot (n.).
Example
- 1. This is an aircraft crying out for a good autopilot .
- 2. These control the two autopilot computers ( a and b ) .
- 3. Officials from sperry marine , the marine equipment arm of northrup grumman , say that crews will monitor the data on electronic chart display and information systems , or ecdiss , that can integrate all incoming data and drive the ship 's autopilot .
- 4. This knob is used to set a heading for the autopilot to fly .
- 5. Above that button is the vnav button , which turns on the vertical navigation autopilot mode .