panhandle

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area

- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia

Definition categories: location

2. the handle of a pan

Definition categories: man–made, grip, handgrip, handle, hold

Sentences with panhandle as a noun:

- 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.

verb

1. beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

Definition categories: possession, beg