instrument panel

noun

: a panel on which instruments are mounted
especially : dashboard sense 2

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The interior is structured like a living space, with a sofa and an instrument panel that both rotate around their middle axis to facilitate ingress and egress. Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The Lyriq has a couple of minor ergonomic shortcomings. Stylish, but narrow and oddly located, air vents in the instrument panel are harder to direct to the driver than typical vents. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 July 2025 The new Navigator features an immersive 48-inch panoramic display that spans the length of the horizontal instrument panel, minimizing visual clutter. Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 Dealers will also offer updates to the faulty instrument panel software free of charge. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for instrument panel

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of instrument panel was in 1922

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“Instrument panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instrument%20panel. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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