autopilotn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌpʌɪlət/, U.S.

/ˈɔdoʊˌpaɪlət/,

/ˈɔdəˌpaɪlət/,

/ˈɑdoʊˌpaɪlət/,

/ˈɑdəˌpaɪlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, pilot n.

Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + pilot n., probably as shortening of automatic pilot n. Compare German Autopilot (1934 or earlier; probably < English).

1. = automatic pilot n. (in senses 1 and 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > navigational instrument > automatic pilot

automatic pilot1916

autopilot1917

gyro-pilot1923

George1931

astronavigator1933

fly-by-wire1960

1917 Proc. 2nd Pan Amer. Sci. Congr.: Engineering VI. 373 When a safe speed is again reached..it [sc. the stabilizer] allows the auto-pilot to straighten the plane out after the danger has passed.

1935 Flight 10 Jan. 42/2 No information is available concerning the degree of accuracy which the ‘Autopilot’ will give in bumpy weather.

1943 Times 21 Sept. 4/5 Because its electronic mechanism is hyper-sensitive, the auto-pilot corrects immediately the slightest deviation in the course or balance of a bomber in the midst of cross-currents.

1957 J. Blish Fallen Star vi. 75 The cabin door opened and the Commodore came out... ‘Who's minding the store?’ I asked him. ‘Hanchett. We're on autopilot.’

1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 25 Sept. 58 Economics..convinced Boeing to stick with analog technology rather than switch to digital when it was looking for improved autopilots.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 June a9/2 The pilots..lost information on speed and altitude... The autopilot and auto throttle also disconnected.

2. figurative. Automatic or mechanical action, behaviour, or routine. Chiefly in on autopilot: (acting or happening) according to routine or habit, without concentration or conscious thought.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > routine

rote1581

route1725

routine1760

habituality1801

automatism1882

mechanicalism1903

autopilot1967

1967 Pop. Sci. Dec. 168 ‎Remember, everything's on autopilot, and it's going to be all right.

1978 Yoga Jrnl. Jan. 43 The muscles that do the work of breathing for us run on auto-pilot.

1989 F. Fyfield Shadows on Mirror (1990) vi. 123 The habit of..coasting by day on a few hours' sleep, working on auto-pilot, had become entrenched.

1993 Spy (N.Y.) Feb. 50/1 Having been obliged to do such hard thinking all year long.., pundits..were delighted to settle into post-election autopilot.

2000 K. Charles Cruel Habitations (2001) x. 174 Jacquie went through it all on autopilot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	autopilot
释义	autopilotn. Brit. /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌpʌɪlət/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌpaɪlət/, /ˈɔdəˌpaɪlət/, /ˈɑdoʊˌpaɪlət/, /ˈɑdəˌpaɪlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, pilot n. Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + pilot n., probably as shortening of automatic pilot n. Compare German Autopilot (1934 or earlier; probably < English). 1. = automatic pilot n. (in senses 1 and 2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > navigational instrument > automatic pilot automatic pilot1916 autopilot1917 gyro-pilot1923 George1931 astronavigator1933 fly-by-wire1960 1917 Proc. 2nd Pan Amer. Sci. Congr.: Engineering VI. 373 When a safe speed is again reached..it [sc. the stabilizer] allows the auto-pilot to straighten the plane out after the danger has passed. 1935 Flight 10 Jan. 42/2 No information is available concerning the degree of accuracy which the ‘Autopilot’ will give in bumpy weather. 1943 Times 21 Sept. 4/5 Because its electronic mechanism is hyper-sensitive, the auto-pilot corrects immediately the slightest deviation in the course or balance of a bomber in the midst of cross-currents. 1957 J. Blish Fallen Star vi. 75 The cabin door opened and the Commodore came out... ‘Who's minding the store?’ I asked him. ‘Hanchett. We're on autopilot.’ 1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 25 Sept. 58 Economics..convinced Boeing to stick with analog technology rather than switch to digital when it was looking for improved autopilots. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 June a9/2 The pilots..lost information on speed and altitude... The autopilot and auto throttle also disconnected. 2. figurative. Automatic or mechanical action, behaviour, or routine. Chiefly in on autopilot: (acting or happening) according to routine or habit, without concentration or conscious thought. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > routine rote1581 route1725 routine1760 habituality1801 automatism1882 mechanicalism1903 autopilot1967 1967 Pop. Sci. Dec. 168 ‎Remember, everything's on autopilot, and it's going to be all right. 1978 Yoga Jrnl. Jan. 43 The muscles that do the work of breathing for us run on auto-pilot. 1989 F. Fyfield Shadows on Mirror (1990) vi. 123 The habit of..coasting by day on a few hours' sleep, working on auto-pilot, had become entrenched. 1993 Spy (N.Y.) Feb. 50/1 Having been obliged to do such hard thinking all year long.., pundits..were delighted to settle into post-election autopilot. 2000 K. Charles Cruel Habitations (2001) x. 174 Jacquie went through it all on autopilot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1917
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