1. present participle of pancake: to make a flat landing
Usage: aviation
2. present participle of pancake: to flatten or compress something

1. the act of making a flat, hard landing
Usage: aviation
2. the process of flattening or being flattened

Examples

• The pilot avoided pancaking by pulling up at the last second.
• The aircraft was pancaking toward the runway without proper lift.
• The building collapsed, with each floor pancaking onto the one below.
• The metal was pancaking under the enormous pressure.
• Emergency crews prepared for a possible pancaking of the damaged plane.
• The pancaking of the structure happened within seconds.
• Engineers studied the pancaking effect in the demolished building.