flight recorder

noun

A device which records data that would be of use in investigating the cause of an aircraft accident; usually in pairs, consisting of a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder.

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black box
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Meanings

nounflight recorder (plural flight recorders)

plural flight recorders

  1. A device which records data that would be of use in investigating the cause of an aircraft accident; usually in pairs, consisting of a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder.

    Synonyms: black box

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device which records data that would be of use in investigating the cause of an aircraft accident; usually in pairs, consisting of a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder.

Similar
black box

Translations

Dutch vluchtrecorder, flightrecorder
  • vluchtrecordera device which records data onboard aircraft
  • flightrecordera device which records data onboard aircraft
Finnish lennonrekisteröintilaite
  • lennonrekisteröintilaitea device which records data onboard aircraft
French enregistreur de vol
  • enregistreur de vola device which records data onboard aircraft
German Flugschreiber
  • Flugschreibera device which records data onboard aircraft
Italian registratore di volo
  • registratore di voloa device which records data onboard aircraft
Malay perakam penerbangan
  • perakam penerbangana device which records data onboard aircraft
Romanian înregistrator de zbor
  • înregistrator de zbora device which records data onboard aircraft
Russian бортово́й самопи́сец
  • бортово́й самопи́сец (bortovój samopísec)a device which records data onboard aircraft
Swedish svart låda
  • svart lådaa device which records data onboard aircraft
Ukrainian бортови́й самопи́сець
  • бортови́й самопи́сець (bortovýj samopýsecʹ)a device which records data onboard aircraft
Cite this entry
APA

flight recorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20recorder

MLA

“flight recorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20recorder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flight recorder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20recorder.

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