cockpit voice recorder
noun
: a device that records the voices of the pilots and crew in the cockpit of an airplane
If an airplane crashes, its cockpit voice recorder can be used to help find out what caused it to crash.
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The plane did not have a flight data recorder, and investigators are trying to determine whether it was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder, Baker said.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 May 2025
The plane likely has a flight data recorder and possibly a cockpit voice recorder, but neither one has been recovered yet, according to Simpson.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder — known as black boxes — from the American Airlines plane have been recovered, the NTSB told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been removed from the aircraft and sent to a lab for further analysis.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 May 2025
The plane likely has a flight data recorder and possibly a cockpit voice recorder, but neither one has been recovered yet, according to Simpson.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder — known as black boxes — from the American Airlines plane have been recovered, the NTSB told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been removed from the aircraft and sent to a lab for further analysis.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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