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instrument panel - 2 dictionary results

instrument panel

–noun
1. Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
2. Automotive. dashboard (def. 1).

Origin:
1930–35
instrument panel  
n.  A mounted array of instruments used to operate a machine, especially the dashboard of an automotive vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat. Also called instrument board.
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