Black Box (Noun)
Meaning
Equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The black box from the crashed plane was recovered and sent to investigators for analysis.
- Wreckage from the aircraft was scattered over the field, but fortunately the black box was intact.
- Pilots had been reporting technical difficulties, so the black box data was crucial in determining the cause of the crash.
- The airline confirmed that the flight data recorder, also known as the black box, was still functioning properly when the plane went down.
- Investigators spent weeks analyzing the black box recordings to recreate the minutes leading up to the tragic air disaster.