■ noun an international radio distress signal, of less urgency than a Mayday signal.
Origin
1920s: pan from Fr. panne 'breakdown'.
PAN-PAN
Meaning of PAN-PAN in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
■ noun an international radio distress signal, of less urgency than a Mayday signal.
Origin
1920s: pan from Fr. panne 'breakdown'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004