loaf pan

American  

Or loafpan

noun

1. a rectangular metal or glass pan for baking cakes, breads, meatloaf, etc.

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Example Sentences

Instead of packing your mixture into a loaf pan — where it will steam apologetically in its own juices — hand-form it on a sheet pan.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

But, she added, “you could get away with putting any type of cake in a loaf pan and slapping the name on it.”

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Mist an 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, dust evenly with flour, then tap out the excess.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Grease the inside of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and line it with a piece of parchment paper long enough for a generous overhang on both of the longer sides.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

We pulled out a loaf pan and a cookie sheet and set all the ingredients on the counter.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry