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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa (pä, pô),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsfather.
PA, - Parents' Association.
- paying agent.
- Pennsylvania (approved esp. for use with zip code).
- Medicinephysician's assistant.
- press agent.
- Sound Reproductionpublic-address system.
Pa, [Physics.]- Chemistry, Physicspascal;
pascals. Pa, [Symbol, Chem.]- protactinium.
Pa., - Place NamesPennsylvania.
P.A., - Parents' Association.
- Business[Insurance.]particular average.
- passenger agent.
- post adjutant.
- Lawpower of attorney.
- press agent.
- public-address system.
- publicity agent.
- purchasing agent.
p.a., - Grammarparticipial adjective.
- per annum.
- press agent.
p.-a., - Sound Reproductionpublic-address system.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pa /pɑː/ n - an informal word for father
pa, pah /pɑː/ n NZ - a Māori village or settlement
- a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop
Etymology: Māori WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024PA, an abbreviation of:- Pennsylvania.
- Sound Reproductionpublic-address system.
Pa., an abbreviation of:- Place NamesPennsylvania.
P.A., an abbreviation of:- public-address system.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•cake /ˈpænˌkeɪk/USA pronunciation n., v., -caked, -cak•ing. n. [countable] - Fooda thin, flat cake of flour, eggs, and milk, fried on both sides in a frying pan;
a griddlecake or flapjack. v. - Aeronautics(of an airplane) to (cause to) drop flat to the ground after leveling off a few feet above it: [no object]The plane pancaked down the runway.[~ + object]The pilot pancaked his airplane.
- Informal Termsto flatten, esp. as the result of an accident:[~ + object]pancaked the car into an oncoming truck.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024P.A., + - AbbreviationsParents' Association.Also, PA
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•cake (pan′kāk′),USA pronunciation n., v., -caked, -cak•ing. n. - Fooda thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan;
griddlecake or flapjack. - AeronauticsAlso called pan′cake land′ing. an airplane landing made by pancaking.
v.i. - Aeronautics(of an airplane or the like) to drop flat to the ground after leveling off a few feet above it.
v.t. - Informal Termsto flatten, esp. as the result of a collision or other mishap:The car had been pancaked by the bus.
- Aeronauticsto cause (an airplane) to pancake.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see pan1, cake
1. . Pancake, hot cake, griddlecake, and flapjack, with its derived slapjack, are used interchangeably by many people, regardless of whether a pan or griddle is used for cooking, and each term is widely used throughout the U.S. Flannel cake, however, is confined chiefly to the North Midland U.S. and battercake to South Midland and Southern U.S. The following terms have limited regional use and may refer to flat cakes with different recipes or cooking methods: johnnycake, which is used in the Northeastern U.S.; corncake in the Midland and Southern U.S.; and hoecake in the South Midland and Southern U.S. Pan-Cake (pan′kāk′),USA pronunciation [Trademark.]- Clothing, Trademarksa brand of cosmetic in a semimoist cake of compressed powder, usually applied with a moist sponge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: PA abbreviation for - personal assistant
- Post Adjutant
- power of attorney
- press agent
- Press Association
- private account
- public-address system
- publicity agent
- Publishers Association
- purchasing agent
- particular average
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Pa the chemical symbol for - protactinium
symbol for - pascal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Pa. abbreviation for - Pennsylvania
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: p.a. abbreviation for - per annum
Etymology: Latin: yearly Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pancake /ˈpænˌkeɪk/ n - a thin flat cake made from batter and fried on both sides, often served rolled and filled with a sweet or savoury mixture
- Also called: pancake landing an aircraft landing made by levelling out a few feet from the ground and then dropping onto it
vb - to cause (an aircraft) to make a pancake landing or (of an aircraft) to make a pancake landing
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