Noun: autopilot 'o-tow,pI-lut
- A navigational device that automatically keeps ships, planes or spacecraft on a steady course
"The pilot engaged the autopilot during the long-haul flight";
- automatic pilot, robot pilot
- A cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
"she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot";
- automatic pilot
Derived forms: autopilots
Type of: device, unconsciousness
Encyclopedia: Autopilot