Phrase guide

flight data recorder

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft; designed to survive severe impact and fire to help in finding the causes of an accident.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: FDR

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flight recorder

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛行記錄器 /飞行记录器 — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Dutch: vluchtdatarecorder — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Finnish: lentoarvotallennin — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • French: enregistreur de données de vol — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • German: Flugdatenschreiber — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • German: Flugdatenaufzeichnungsgerät — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Italian: registratore di volo — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Korean: 비행기록장치 (bihaenggirokjangchi) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Malay: perakam data penerbangan — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Polish: rejestrator parametrów lotu — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Russian: регистра́тор пара́метров полёта (registrátor parámetrov poljóta) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Russian: регистра́тор полётных да́нных (registrátor poljótnyx dánnyx) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Russian: бортово́й самопи́сец (bortovój samopísec) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Russian: бортово́й регистра́тор (bortovój registrátor) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Ukrainian: реєстра́тор пара́метрів польо́ту (rejestrátor parámetriv polʹótu) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft
  • Ukrainian: реєстра́тор польо́тних да́них (rejestrátor polʹótnyx dányx) — a device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft