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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This is a hefty, dome-shaped structural barrier forward of the pilot instrument panel that’s crucial to maintaining air pressure within the cockpit and passenger cabin.

From Seattle Times

The problem was then found in two other places on the flight deck, including the storage rack where the control unit is kept and the instrument panel facing the pilots.

From Reuters

Boeing found “a potential weakening of bonds associated with electrical grounding” that could affect the main instrument panel, a standby power unit and a key circuit breaker panel, the agency said.

From Washington Post

Further investigation revealed a similar lack of grounding in another such rack inside the main instrument panel in front of the pilots.

From Seattle Times

This meant that some components on the plane, including the pilots' main instrument panel and a standby power control unit, were improperly grounded, or earthed.

From BBC