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Definition of automatic pilot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

automatic pilot

noun
 
/ˌɔːtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət/
 
/ˌɔːtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət/
(also autopilot)
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  1. a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it
    • The aircraft was set on automatic pilot.
    Topics Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1
Idioms
be on automatic pilot
  1. to do something without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before
    • I got up and dressed on automatic pilot.
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