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
Examples from the web for
instrument panel
Inside: a new
instrument panel
and revised gauges, new center stack with improved climate control operation.
Upgrade packages include such features as a backup camera, six-speaker stereo system and an advanced
instrument panel
display.
There's new soft-touch materials on the door panels, glove box and lower
instrument panel
.
instrument panel
benefits from improved displays and soft-touch surfaces.
In the rest, leaking fluid caused the brake warning light on the car's
instrument panel
to illuminate.
The design is carried over inside the vehicle as well, such as on the
instrument panel
.
The only other gear indicator is a small display on the
instrument panel
.
British Dictionary definitions for
instrument panel
instrument panel
noun
1.
a panel on which instruments are mounted, as on a car
See also
dashboard
2.
an array of instruments, gauges, etc, mounted to display the condition or performance of a machine or process