autopilot

autopilot

See also: Autopilot

English

A boat autopilot

Etymology

auto- +‎ pilot

Pronunciation

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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. (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.

Related terms

• automatic

Translations

guiding system

Chinese: Mandarin: 自動駕駛儀／自动驾驶仪 (zìdòng jiàshǐyí), 自動駕駛／自动驾驶 (zìdòng jiàshǐ) Danish: autopilot c Dutch: automatische piloot m Finnish: automaattiohjaus (fi), autopilotti (fi) French: pilote automatique (fr) m German: Autopilot (de) m Japanese: オートパイロット (ōtopairotto) Korean: 오토파일럿 (otopailleot) Malay: autopandu, autojuruterbang (of aircrafts) Norwegian: Bokmål: autopilot m Nynorsk: autopilot m Polish: automatyczny pilot m, autopilot (pl) m Portuguese: piloto automático (pt) m Romanian: pilot automat (ro) m Russian: автопило́т (ru) m (avtopilót) Spanish: piloto automático m, autopiloto (es) m Swedish: autopilot (sv) c Turkish: otopilot m Ukrainian: автопіло́т (uk) m (avtopilót)

state of mind

Hungarian: automatizmus (hu), gépiesség

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.

See also

• cruise control
• go through the motions

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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

References

• “autopilot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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

References

• “autopilot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From auto- +‎ pilot. First attested in 1927.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aw.tɔˈpi.lɔt/
• Rhymes: -ilɔt
• Syllabification: au‧to‧pi‧lot

Noun

autopilot m anim

1. (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

1. autopilot in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

• autopilot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• autopilot in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From French autopilote.

Noun

autopilot m (plural autopiloți)

1. autopilot

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

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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