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flight recorder

flight re·cord·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt ri-kawr-der]
    • /flaɪt rɪˈkɔr dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt ri-kawr-der]
    • /flaɪt rɪˈkɔr dər/

Definitions of flight recorder words

  • noun flight recorder an electronic device aboard an aircraft that automatically records some aspects of the aircraft's performance in flight. 1
  • countable noun flight recorder On an aeroplane, the flight recorder is the same as the black box. 0
  • noun flight recorder an electronic device fitted to an aircraft for storing information concerning its performance in flight. It is often used to determine the cause of a crash 0
  • noun flight recorder an electronic module, designed to survive a crash, fire, etc., that records flight data, as altitude, airspeed, and aircrew conversations 0
  • noun flight recorder a device which records data that would be of use in investigating the cause of an aircraft accident; comprises a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder. 0
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Origin of flight recorder

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Flight recorder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Flight recorder

flight recorder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for flight recorder

noun flight recorder

  • black box — A black box is an electronic device in an aircraft which records information about its flights. Black boxes are often used to provide evidence about accidents.
Just one Synonym for flight recorder

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