panhandle en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From pan + handle.
Meanings
- The handle of a pan.
- (US) An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.
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The handle that activates an ejector seat.
The Captain Keith Handscomb was the occupant of that ejector seat and the only survivor; his narrow escape was by just being able to reach the seat panhandle with his third and fourth fingers of his left hand.
2007, Roger Brooks, Handley Page Victor, volume 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| panhandles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Alaskan Panhandle · panhandle track · Panhandle
Hypernyms
Translations (28)
hu kiszögellés (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · pl worek (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · is pönnuskaft (handle of a pan) · de Landzipfel (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · ru ча́пельник (handle of a pan) · hu földnyelv (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · ru вы́ступ (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · de Pfannenstiel (handle of a pan) · hu serpenyőnyél (handle of a pan) · cs výběžek (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · cy coes sosban (handle of a pan) · ru сковоро́дник (handle of a pan) · de schmaler Landabschnitt (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · cy estynwlad (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · hu serpenyő nyele (handle of a pan) · uk виступ (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · de Zipfel (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · de Gebietskorridor (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · fi uloke (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · nl koekenpannengreep (handle of a pan) · cy coes padell (handle of a pan) · de Gebietszipfel (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · pl cypel (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · nl pannengreep (handle of a pan) · bg дръжка на тенджера (handle of a pan) · fi pannun kahva (handle of a pan) · sk výbežok (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan) · de Landkorridor (any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan)