All 3 Uses

Pan
in
The Hunt for Red October
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At Heathrow Airport the courier sprinted to make connections with a Pan Am 747 to New York's Kennedy International, where he connected with the Eastern shuttle to Washington's National Airport.†
Chpt 6. *
That's affirm, but they probably think we're flying Pan Am.†
Chpt 10.

Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:

There was a sharp sound, maybe a cook moving a pan on a metal grate.†
Chpt 12. *

Definitions:

(1) (Pan from Greek mythology)
Greek mythology: god of fields, woods, shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs, horns and ears
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
More commonly, pan refers to a cooking utensil, or any wide, shallow, metal container. In entertainment, pan can refer to a totally negative review or opinion. In film, pan can refer to a sweeping movement by the camera. As with many short words, pan can be used in other specialized ways for different contextual meanings.