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 Dealers will inspect and replace the instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024 The buttons for the parking brake, lane keeping and sport mode are difficult to see and reach on the lower instrument panel over the driver’s left knee. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 The instrument panel replicates the original car with the addition of a driving mode switch. Trinity Francis, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Like a field of Van Gogh sunflowers, yellow is carried through the Spectre’s interior in a combination of Bespoke Lemon Yellow and Citrine Yellow leather across the seats, Starlight doors, and above the instrument panel. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 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 14 Sep. 2024.

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