instrument panel
nounDefinition of instrument panel
: a panel on which instruments are mounted
especially
: dashboard sense 2
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The stem of the switch was still visible, recessed inside the small hole remaining in the instrument panel. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, "How Neil and Buzz Almost Were Stranded on the Moon in 1969," 21 July 2019 There's a flight simulator with a cockpit and instrument panel, along with some short videos that feature the solar system, for kids to pretend to fly through space. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Science CITY opens at Betty Brinn Children's Museum," 5 July 2018 The dual-element LCD instrument panel monitors gas levels, trip distance, and engine output; unlike nearly every motorcycle until the last year or so, automatically turns off blinkers. — Fortune, "Is the Bigger, Beefier Ducati Scrambler 1100 the One for You?," 27 June 2018 Inside the tent, that series of gantries installs various bits: The IP gantry puts in the instrument panels. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "How Tesla Is Building Cars in Its Parking Lot," 22 June 2018 The plane's instrument panel is also being modified with electric propulsion indicators in preparation for the first flight of Mod II, which Borer says will likely occur sometime in 2019. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "NASA X-Plane Gets Closer to Electric Flight," 18 June 2018 If the driver gets out, the doors are closed and the engine is running, six repetitions of a double beep sound inside and outside the car, and a warning light activates on the instrument panel. — New York Times, "Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars and Their Carbon Monoxide Toll," 13 May 2018 Meanwhile, Fiat Chrysler buys magnesium instrument panels from the supplier. — Phoebe Wall Howard, USA TODAY, "Ford to halt all F-150 production, could last weeks," 9 May 2018 Meanwhile, Fiat Chrysler buys magnesium instrument panels from the supplier. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, "Ford confirms it will stop all F-150 production after supplier fire," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'instrument panel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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