AUTOMATIC PILOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does automatic pilot mean? 

• AUTOMATIC PILOT (noun)
  The noun AUTOMATIC PILOT has 2 senses:

1. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness

2. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course

  Familiarity information: AUTOMATIC PILOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOMATIC PILOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

automatic pilot; autopilot

Context example:

she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot

Hypernyms ("automatic pilot" is a kind of...):

unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

automatic pilot; autopilot; robot pilot

Hypernyms ("automatic pilot" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Meronyms (parts of "automatic pilot"):

inertial guidance system; inertial navigation system (a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces)