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copilot

American

[koh-pahy-luht] / ˈkoʊˌpaɪ lət /

noun

a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.

copilot British

/ ˈkəʊˌpaɪlət /

noun

a second or relief pilot of an aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of copilot

First recorded in 1925–30; co- + pilot

Example Sentences

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Autopilot is an evolution of Luminance's copilot tool, which colour-codes clauses for legal professionals as they review a contract in Word.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

He said the helicopter, occupied by a pilot and copilot, flew another mile before making an emergency landing at about 4:40 p.m. along the shore of the river.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

He served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in 2012-2013.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

"There's so many ways it can go wrong," said Aravind Srinivas, CEO of ChatGPT competitor Perplexity AI, who has opted instead to offer a human-supervised copilot product.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

The copilot took control of the plane while Tibbets decoded and read the notes.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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