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• Automatic Pilot — was a San Francisco, California band. Created in 1980 by members of the San Francisco Gay Men s Chorus, they were described by The Advocate as a non official offshoot of SFGMC along with three official subgroups. [Guthman, Edward: Merry… …   Wikipedia

• automatic pilot — n [U and C] 1.) a machine that flies a plane by itself without the need for a pilot 2.) be on automatic pilot to do something without thinking about it, especially because you have done it many times before ▪ Moving on automatic pilot, she tidied …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• automatic pilot — ► NOUN ▪ a device for keeping an aircraft on a set course. ● on automatic pilot Cf. ↑on automatic pilot …   English terms dictionary

• automatic pilot — noun count or uncount a system that controls the direction of an airplane, ship, or SPACECRAFT on automatic pilot doing things without thinking about what you are doing, especially because you have done the same thing many times before …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• automatic pilot — UK US noun [U] ► TRANSPORT AUTOPILOT(Cf. ↑autopilot) …   Financial and business terms

• automatic pilot — n. a gyroscopic instrument that automatically keeps an aircraft, missile, etc. to a predetermined course and attitude …   English World dictionary

• automatic pilot — 1. Aeron. an airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot. 2. on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner. [1915 20] * * …   Universalium

• automatic pilot — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms automatic pilot : singular automatic pilot plural automatic pilots a system that controls the direction of a plane, ship, or spacecraft • on automatic pilot …   English dictionary

• automatic pilot — (The form autopilot is also used.) 1) PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR after v If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before. You ve made that… …   English dictionary

• automatic pilot — noun 1. a cognitive state in which you act without self awareness 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 • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• automatic pilot — n. to engage; disengage the automatic pilot * * * [ˌɔːtəmætɪk paɪlət] disengage the automatic pilot to engage …   Combinatory dictionary