Used in a Sentence

copilot

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for copilot.

Editorial note

The copilot sat quietly as he murdered, having to murder with your bare hands takes a lot more effort.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of copilot gathered in one view.

noun

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

noun

An assistant, especially one that uses artificial intelligence.

verb

To serve as relief or assistant pilot.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for copilot.

noun

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

noun

An assistant, especially one that uses artificial intelligence.

verb

To serve as relief or assistant pilot.

Example sentences

1

The copilot sat quietly as he murdered, having to murder with your bare hands takes a lot more effort.

2

Some of the success of the Quadro should be attributed to the driver Walter Röhrl (and of course his copilot).

3

As a heads up, CoPilot (camel case) has been used for a long time for a GPS navigation product by ALK.

4

Two other works HN readers might like are Copilot [2] and Ivory [3].

5

The copilot specifically researched and exploited a weakness in EU cockpit access controls.

6

According to the information from the plane’s black boxes, copilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane after locking the pilot out of the cockpit.

7

Some of them are a delight to read on that yearly cadence, like the SR-71 story about a pilot and his copilot becoming a crew.

8

It doesn't make any sense for the copilot to move the unlock lever while the aircraft was still accelerating unless the test card called for it.

9

The process actually resembles (or used to) Brooks's pilot-copilot system quite a lot, with Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox making the decisions on what actually got included.

10

No, in this case, by far the most likely outcome is the autopilot would have pushed the button at the right time, creating no need for the copilot to override it.

11

Add to this copilot workload increases between flights, the fact that training wasn't done in the suits and equipment worn on the real flight or under the g and vibration loads in the flight, and the result was the copilot unlocked the feather early leading to the loss of the vehicle.

12

What happened here wasn't that the copilot sat there waiting for the intended time to come about and pressed the button exactly at that intended time and just didn't know what the time was supposed to be.

Quote examples

1

I would say the NB-36H because it actually flew and because "The original crew and avionics cabin was replaced by a massive lead and rubber lined 11 ton crew section for a pilot, copilot, flight engineer and two nuclear engineers.

2

The same articles says: "The pilot told us when they were getting ready to take off, the iPad screens went blank, both for the captain and copilot, so they didn’t have the flight plan,” " (emphasis mine) What I meant is taht they didn't have a second electronic contingency plan.

Proper noun examples

1

Copilot is a DSL for distributed monitors and real-time systems.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use copilot in a sentence?

The copilot sat quietly as he murdered, having to murder with your bare hands takes a lot more effort.

What does copilot mean?

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

What part of speech is copilot?

copilot is commonly used as noun, verb.