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throwaway panel

throwaway panel noun: a panel in the top row of a Sunday strip, intended to be inessential so it can be removed to save space.

Noun

throwaway panel (plural throwaway panels)

  1. A panel in the top row of a Sunday strip, intended to be inessential so it can be removed to save space.
    • The long throwaway panel at the top shows the type of scale and atmosphere one can evoke with a bit more room.2001 September 17, Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 35
    • The throwaway panel cannot contain any information vital to the main narrative of the strip. To test this page, skip the throwaway panel when reading; nothing is lost.2020 January 15, Walt Kelly, Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips Vol. 6: Clean as a Weasel, Fantagraphics Books, →ISBN, page 333

Forms of throwaway panel

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Questions about throwaway panel

What does throwaway panel mean?
Throwaway panel means a panel in the top row of a Sunday strip, intended to be inessential so it can be removed to save space.
What part of speech is throwaway panel?
Throwaway panel is a noun.
What is the plural of throwaway panel?
The plural of throwaway panel is throwaway panels.

Words near throwaway panel in the dictionary

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  4. throward
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  10. throwback
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