automatic pilot
1Automatic Pilot — was a San Francisco, California band. Created in 1980 by members of the San Francisco Gay Men s Chorus, they were described by The Advocate as a non official offshoot of SFGMC along with three official subgroups. [Guthman, Edward: Merry… …
2automatic pilot — n [U and C] 1.) a machine that flies a plane by itself without the need for a pilot 2.) be on automatic pilot to do something without thinking about it, especially because you have done it many times before ▪ Moving on automatic pilot, she tidied …
3automatic pilot — ► NOUN ▪ a device for keeping an aircraft on a set course. ● on automatic pilot Cf. ↑on automatic pilot …
4automatic pilot — noun count or uncount a system that controls the direction of an airplane, ship, or SPACECRAFT on automatic pilot doing things without thinking about what you are doing, especially because you have done the same thing many times before …
5automatic pilot — UK US noun [U] ► TRANSPORT AUTOPILOT(Cf. ↑autopilot) …
6automatic pilot — n. a gyroscopic instrument that automatically keeps an aircraft, missile, etc. to a predetermined course and attitude …
7automatic pilot — 1. Aeron. an airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot. 2. on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner. [1915 20] * * …
8automatic pilot — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms automatic pilot : singular automatic pilot plural automatic pilots a system that controls the direction of a plane, ship, or spacecraft • on automatic pilot …
9automatic pilot — (The form autopilot is also used.) 1) PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR after v If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before. You ve made that… …
10automatic pilot — noun 1. a cognitive state in which you act without self awareness she went about her chores on automatic pilot too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot • Syn:… …
