pan·cake (pān'kāk') 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, griddlecake, hotcake; also called regionally battercake. v.
pan·caked, pan·cak·ing, pan·cakes
v.
tr. To cause (an aircraft) to make a pancake landing. v.
intr. To make a pancake landing.