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flight recorder

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vluchtrecorder — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Dutch: flightrecorder — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Finnish: lennonrekisteröintilaite — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • French: enregistreur de vol — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • German: Flugschreiber — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Italian: registratore di volo — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Malay: perakam penerbangan — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Romanian: înregistrator de zbor — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Russian: бортово́й самопи́сец (bortovój samopísec) — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Swedish: svart låda — a device which records data onboard aircraft
  • Ukrainian: бортови́й самопи́сець (bortovýj samopýsecʹ) — a device which records data onboard aircraft