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[ aw-toh-pahy-luht ] / ˈɔ toʊˌpaɪ lət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR autopilot ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of autopilotauto-3 + pilot Words nearby autopilotautooxidation, autopay, autopen, autophagia, autophyte, autopilot, autopista, autoplast, autoplasty, autopolymer resin, autopolyploid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for autopilotThe autopilot would be used throughout a normal flight because the 777, like all large airliners, is difficult to fly manually. MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It?|Clive Irving|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Frequent attempts to contact the Boeing 737 failed as it flew on under the control of the autopilot. The Flight 370 Zombie Theory Rises From the Dead|Clive Irving|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Australian investigators say they believe the doomed Boeing 777 flew on autopilot and that the crew was incapacitated. The Flight 370 Zombie Theory Rises From the Dead|Clive Irving|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Consequently they had given false readings which, in turn, had caused the autopilot system to shut down. Why Is Malaysia Hiding Its Report on MH370?|Clive Irving|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From infrastructure improvements to entitlement spending, government is on autopilot, according to author Philip K. Howard. Our Mindless Government Is Heading for a Spending Disaster|Nick Gillespie|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The autopilot functioned perfectly, however, and Logan trusted it to the point of insouciance. Tight Squeeze|Dean Charles Ing Carol hugged him until he relinquished control to the autopilot and gave her his undivided attention. Fly By Night|Arthur Dekker Savage The autopilot of RI 276 had no intention of letting this happen, of course. Pushbutton War|Joseph P. Martino This either knocked out the autopilot or shocked it into submission. Deathworld|Harry Harrison The altimeter had fed information to the autopilot, leveling the boat off parallel to the ground. Deathworld|Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for autopilot/ (ˌɔːtəˈpaɪlət, -təʊ-) /
nounshort for automatic pilot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to autopilotrobot pilot |