pan-pan

English

/pæn.pæn/

noun

Definitions

(aviation) A minor emergency requiring some assistance or priority in handling, but not endangering the safety of the vessel or those aboard.

Etymology

Derived from French panne (breakdown).

Origin

French

panne

Gloss

breakdown

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

panne English
Panne German
panne Dutch, Flemish
dépanner French
panne French
panne Old French
pan-pan Translingual
Pann Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch

panne