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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Both black boxes, the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, are now being analyzed for valuable clues that could help determine the cause.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The announcement, made on Sunday, said investigators located the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) eight feet below the site of the initial impact.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The announcement, made on Sunday, said investigators located the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) eight feet below the site of the initial impact.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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