autopilot
noun/ˈɔːtəʊˌpaɪlət/UK/ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/US/ˈɑtoʊˌpaɪlət/
Etymology
Definitions
A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance…
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.
A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts…
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.
- But while the wackiness gets exasperating fast (a running joke about Hazel’s father, played by Ray Romano on autopilot, having a sex doll for a wife is even unfunnier than it sounds), Milioti works overtime to keep us invested.
To pilot itself
To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
The neighborhood
- neighborautomatic
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for autopilot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA