automatic pilot Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
autopilot.
- she went about her chores on automatic pilot
- too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot
- she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot
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noun a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
autopilot; robot pilot.
