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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Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder, which could provide important clues about what happened.
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Gary D. Robertson, Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
The plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder are recovered and sent to Washington, D.C., for analysis.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman said in a press conference on Friday that 100 first responders remained at the scene of the crash and that around two hours of the cockpit voice recorder had been salvaged from the plane for review.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Earlier Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed more information about the crash, detailing the final moments in the cockpit of the UPS plane based on a review of the audio from the cockpit voice recorder.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
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Gary D. Robertson, Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
The plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder are recovered and sent to Washington, D.C., for analysis.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman said in a press conference on Friday that 100 first responders remained at the scene of the crash and that around two hours of the cockpit voice recorder had been salvaged from the plane for review.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Earlier Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed more information about the crash, detailing the final moments in the cockpit of the UPS plane based on a review of the audio from the cockpit voice recorder.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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