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gy⋅ro⋅pi⋅lot

  [jahy-ruh-pahy-luht]
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–noun Navigation.
1. automatic pilot.
2. gyrocompass.
Also, gyro pilot.

Origin:
1920–25; gyro(scope) + pilot

automatic pilot

 
–noun
1. Aeronautics. an airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot.
—Idiom
2. on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner.
Origin:
1915–20
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