autopilot

A noun referring to either a navigational device that automatically maintains a steady course for a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft, or a cognitive state in which a person acts without conscious self-awareness.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее либо навигационное устройство, автоматически поддерживающее заданный курс корабля, самолёта или космического аппарата, либо когнитивное состояние, при котором человек действует без осознанного самоконтроля.

1. Navigation device B2 formal technical

   A device that automatically steers a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft on a set course without constant human input.

   • The pilot engaged the autopilot during the long flight.
   • Modern ships rely on autopilot for precise navigation.
   • The spacecraft's autopilot kept it on the correct trajectory.

   🇷🇺Автопилот

   Synonyms: automatic pilot

2. Automatic mental state B2 informal

   A state of mind where actions are performed without conscious thought or self-awareness, often due to routine or habit.

   • After driving the same route for years, he did it on autopilot.
   • She completed the repetitive task on autopilot, barely thinking.
   • I was on autopilot during the meeting and didn't remember a thing.

   🇷🇺Автоматическое состояние

   Synonyms: habitmindlessnessroteroutine

   Antonyms: attentionawarenessconsciousnessdeliberationmindfulness

• autopilots plural form
• autopilots' possessive plural form
• autopilot's possessive singular form