Pancake Definition
pănkāk
pancaked, pancakes, pancaking
noun
pancakes
A thin, flat cake of batter fried on a griddle or in a pan; griddlecake; flapjack: typically served in a stack.
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An emergency landing in which an airplane levels off higher than for a normal landing, stalls, then drops almost vertically.
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Synonyms:
- flapcake
- flannel-cake
- hotcake
- battercake
- hot cake
- griddlecake
- flapjack
- fried-bread
- crêpes suzette ( both French)
- crepe
- tortilla (Spanish)
- blintz (both Yiddish)
- latke
- sourdough
- cake
verb
To cause (an airplane) to make a pancake landing.
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To make a pancake landing.
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To collapse by falling onto stories or levels below.
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To fall flat to the ground with great force, especially to collapse in such a way that higher floors or structures fall directly on the ones beneath.
American Heritage
To undergo such a collapse.
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pronoun
A surname.
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