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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What To Know Analysis of both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder is currently underway, Mohol said.
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the air ambulance that plunged into a Philadelphia neighborhood, killing seven people and injuring over 20 others.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Black boxes that contain the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered in mid-June.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 July 2025
In the final moments before the crash, the cockpit voice recorder transcript showed, Reeves and Daniels made a dozen remarks related to the Carowinds tower.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the air ambulance that plunged into a Philadelphia neighborhood, killing seven people and injuring over 20 others.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Black boxes that contain the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered in mid-June.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 July 2025
In the final moments before the crash, the cockpit voice recorder transcript showed, Reeves and Daniels made a dozen remarks related to the Carowinds tower.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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