n.
A thin cake made of batter that is poured onto a hot greased surface and cooked on both sides until brown. Also called flannel cake, flapjack, Also called griddlecake, hotcake, ; also called regionally battercake.
v., -caked, -cak·ing, -cakes. v.tr.
To cause (an aircraft) to make a pancake landing.
v.intr.
To make a pancake landing.
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