autopilot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
    automatic pilot.
    • 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
  2. noun a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
    robot pilot; automatic pilot.

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