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autopilot
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Word definitions for autopilot in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And they believe it made course corrections that no autopilot could make before it disappeared from radar. ▪ Anywhere you go in space, your ship's autopilot could divert to an unknown rendezvous. ▪ He set his autopilot for the ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of a vehicle without constant 'hands-on' control by a human operator being required. Autopilots do not replace a human operator, but assist them in controlling the vehicle, allowing them to focus on ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1935, from auto- + pilot (n.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. 2 A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically vb. (context intransitive of a vehicle English) ...
Usage examples of autopilot.
Christianson were attempting to update the autopilot in order to find a good stretch of empty space to jettison the crew when Bill walked in alone, having drawn the short straw.
I have to share the computer with the autopilot, and typing with an upside-down hand is rather difficult.
The autopilot was nursing the Witch back out toward the periphery of the Thisworld system, seeking a lane of normal spacetime sufficiently empty of particles and gravity to furnish a good, safe springboard for a c-plus jump.
I put my ship on autopilot, she sometimes seems to have a mind of her own.
First the hills were a little bit below, then they came gently up on all sides as the Witch, on autopilot, straightened out her slow descent to come down precisely on her tail.
A moment later the precise voice of the autopilot reported that the Witch was safely down, and all onboard equipment was functioning.
When the berserker launch vehicle came shooting up out of that peculiar background, it flew past his scoutship before either he or his autopilot could react effectively, coming so close, within a few kilometers, that Pike instinctively recoiled, as from an imminent collision.
Harry briefly allowed his autopilot to try on its own to maximize the efficiency of the pursuit.
He looked down and made sure the autopilot was still engaged, then unbuckled his seat belt and slid out of the flight chair.
What he did know was that the autopilot was still functioning and the craft was still under control.
Stuart commanded, and yanked shut the power levers controlling all four engines, then disengaged the autopilot and pushed forward on the control wheel.
The Straton was still on autopilot and was beginning to descend very rapidly.
The autopilot was taking the aircraft down, as fast as it could safely go, into the thicker atmosphere at 30,000 feet where they would find enough ambient pressure to make the oxygen masks workable.
He knew he must shut off the autopilot and push the aircraft into a sudden dive.
Stuart reached his hand out toward the autopilot release button on the control wheel.