Panhandle vs Salient - What's the difference?
panhandle | salient |
The handle of a pan.
(cartography, US) On a map, where a part of a political entity forms a longish extension such that it resembles the handle of a pan, as with a frying pan.
(US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.
Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
Prominent; conspicuous.
* Bancroft
(heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.
Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
(obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
* Sir Thomas Browne
(obsolete) Shooting out up; springing; projecting.
* Burke
(military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense
As nouns the difference between panhandle and salient
is that panhandle is the handle of a pan while salient is an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.As a verb panhandle
is to beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.As an adjective salient is
worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.panhandle
English
Etymology 1
pan + handleNoun
(en 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.
Etymology 2
ProbableVerb
(en-verb)salient
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.
- He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.
- a lion salient
- a salient angle
- frogs and salient animals
- He had in himself a salient , living spring of generous and manly action.
