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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Black boxes that contain the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered in mid-June.
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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
Ars Video Investigators searched for the plane's cockpit voice recorder, which might provide clues as to what was happening in the cockpit during the crash.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Investigators, with the cockpit voice recorder and other evidence, will want to establish whether the helicopter crew was using the goggles.
—Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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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
Ars Video Investigators searched for the plane's cockpit voice recorder, which might provide clues as to what was happening in the cockpit during the crash.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Investigators, with the cockpit voice recorder and other evidence, will want to establish whether the helicopter crew was using the goggles.
—Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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