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Definitions

instrument panel

[in-struh-muhnt pan-l] / ˈɪn strə mənt ˌpæn l /

NOUN

control board of machine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dashboard

WEAK

cockpit console console control desk control panel dash instrument board jack field master control desk mixer

Example Sentences

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The first sign of it was on page 23 of the brochure for the 1989 Ford Thunderbird, which revealed a subtle feature on the car’s instrument panel: a white arrow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Tesla is recalling more than 2 million U.S. vehicles because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

The switches have been carefully designed to fall within any 737 pilot’s habitual scan of the instrument panel.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

He parked amid a cluster of American warplanes, tore a framed photograph of Kim Il-sung from his instrument panel, jumped out of his cockpit and threw the picture to the ground.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023

When it touched the moon, it caused a light on the instrument panel to light, so that Neil would know he was just about to touch down.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins