Autopilot (Noun)
Meaning 1
A navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The pilots were exhausted from flying non-stop, so they set the plane to autopilot for a few hours of much-needed rest.
- As the astronauts began their lengthy spaceflight, they switched on the spacecraft's autopilot to chart their precise trajectory through the cosmos.
- Large ships traveling long distances rely on an autopilot system to help guide them safely and efficiently.
- By putting the vessel on autopilot, Captain Lewis could get some shut-eye and reappear at the bridge fresh in a few hours.
- Due to human error during complex storm weather conditions, new transport airships should remain exclusively controlled manually while auto-autopilot engineering adjusts fail to give ultimate adequate proof from potentially great heights such or larger great To some its known have fully great space where Autopilot never helps although certain degree electronic needs allow crew run pilots normally maintain right best required need
Synonyms
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The driver's response was on autopilot as he navigated through the familiar route home.
- She went about her daily routine on autopilot, barely noticing the people around her.
- After the traumatic event, he often felt like he was functioning on autopilot, disconnected from his emotions.
- The student's mind went on autopilot during the long lecture, causing her to miss important notes.
- He put his business on autopilot for a month, allowing him to focus on his family vacation.