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flight recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
Full Definition of FLIGHT RECORDER
: a crashworthy instrument for recording flight data (as airspeed and altitude)
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First Known Use of FLIGHT RECORDER
1939
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