panhandle

Anglais

Étymologie

de pan + handle

Nom commun

panhandle

Singulier	Pluriel
panhandle /'pænhædl/	panhandles /'pænhædlz/

1. Manche de poêle.
   • A panhandle is the handle of a pan.
2. (Géographie US) pointe, péninsule
   • A panhandle is, on a map, where a part of a political entity forms a longish extension such that it resembles the handle of a pan, as with a frying pan.
   • The three counties that form the Oklahoma panhandle were originally part of the Cimmaron Strip.
   • The very wide Texas panhandle butts up, at its north, against the Oklahoma panhandle.
   • The Florida panhandle is the area west, along the Gulf coast, of the Florida Peninsula.
   • Part of Fairfield County, Connecticut consitutes a 'panhandle, extending into Bronx County, New York.

Verbe

panhandle

Temps	Forme
Infinitif	to panhandle /'pænhædl/
Présent simple, 3e pers. sing.	panhandles /'pænhædlz/
Prétérit	panhandled /'pænhædlɪd/
Participe passé	panhandled /'pænhædlɪd/
Participe présent	panhandling /'pænhædlɪŋ/
voir conjugaison anglaise

1. (USA) Mendier.
   • To panhandle is to beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.