Phrase guide

cockpit voice recorder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A flight recorder which records the audio environment in the flight deck of an aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cockpit recorder, CVR

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flight recorder

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: cockpitvoicerecorder — part of a flight recorder
  • Finnish: ohjaamoäänitin — part of a flight recorder
  • Finnish: ohjaamonauhuri — part of a flight recorder
  • Finnish: ohjaamon ääninauhuri — part of a flight recorder
  • French: enregistreur phonique — part of a flight recorder
  • German: Cockpit-Stimmenrekorder — part of a flight recorder
  • German: Cockpit-Stimmenaufzeichnungsgerät — part of a flight recorder
  • Italian: registratore di volo — part of a flight recorder
  • Russian: каби́нный магнитофо́н (kabínnyj magnitofón) — part of a flight recorder
  • Russian: речево́й регистра́тор перегово́ров в каби́не экипа́жа (rečevój registrátor peregovórov v kabíne ekipáža) — part of a flight recorder
  • Ukrainian: кабі́нний магнітофо́н (kabínnyj mahnitofón) — part of a flight recorder
  • Ukrainian: речови́й реєстра́тор перегово́рів у кабіні екіпа́жу (rečovýj rejestrátor perehovóriv u kabini ekipážu) — part of a flight recorder