Look up: Autopilot

1. autopilot
   [n] - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
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2. Autopilot
   A device - may be electronic or mechanical - used for keeping the boat on course without having to steer it. It uses a compass, and is attached to the boat's steering mechanism.
   Found on http://www.go-sail.co.uk/dglossa.html
   
   
3. autopilot
   that part of an automatic flight control system which provides attitude stabilization with respect to internal references Category: News-systems and communications
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
4. autopilot
   automatic pilot noun a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
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5. Autopilot
   aircraft An `autopilot` is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. An autopilot can refer specifically to aircraft, self-steering gear for boats, or auto guidance of space craft and missiles. The autopilot of an aircraft is sometim...
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