instrument panel

noun

: a panel on which instruments are mounted
especially : dashboard sense 2

Examples of instrument panel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The digital instrument panel is a 12.3-inch display, 1.5 inches larger than those in the DB12 and revised Vantage. Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 19 June 2024 The technologies, which are on many of GM's vehicles now, allow drivers to bypass the infotainment system to view their smartphone screens on the instrument panel's display. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2024 Turn-by-turn directions will also work, either on the main instrument panel or via the heads-up display (which is new for MY2024). Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024 In the driver-side test, the steering column partially detached from the instrument panel, and in both tests the A-pillar separated from the rocker panel. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for instrument panel 

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of instrument panel was in 1922

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“Instrument panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instrument%20panel. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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