"pan-pan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pæn.pæn/
Etymology: From French panne (“breakdown”), reduplicated. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|panne|t=breakdown}} French panne (“breakdown”), {{glossary|reduplicated}} reduplicated Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pan-pan (uncountable)
  1. (aviation, shipping) A radio call indicating a minor emergency requiring some assistance, or priority in handling, but not endangering the safety of the vessel or those aboard. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Shipping, Prostitution Synonyms: pan pan, panpan, Pan Pan, Pan-Pan, PAN-PAN Related terms: mayday, sécurité, SOS
    Sense id: en-pan-pan-en-noun-Kfyd3g97 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 42 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 36 34 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, economics, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences, shipping, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pæn.pæn/
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pan-pan
  1. (historical) A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan. Tags: historical Categories (place): Japan
    Sense id: en-pan-pan-en-noun-gAntUZkD Disambiguation of Japan: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 43 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 42 23 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 32 40 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 36 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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