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View usage for: (penənt) Word forms: plural pennants1. countable nounA pennant is a long, narrow, triangular flag. The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant. Synonyms: flag, jack, banner, ensign More Synonyms of pennant 2. countable nounIn baseball, a pennant is a flag that is given each year to the top team in a league. The championship is also called the pennant. [US] The Red Sox lost the pennant to Detroit by a single game. pennant in British English (ˈpɛnənt) noun1. a type of pennon, esp one flown from vessels as identification or for signalling 2. mainly US, Canadian and Australiana. a flag serving as an emblem of championship in certain sports b. (as modifier) pennant cricket 3. nautical another word for pendant (sense 5) 4. same as flag1 (sense 10) Word origin C17: probably a blend of pendant and pennonpennant in American English (ˈpɛnənt) noun1. any long, narrow, usually triangular flag, as used in naval signal hoists, for a school banner, etc. 2. any such flag symbolizing a championship, esp. in baseball Word origin < pennon, altered by assoc. with pendant Examples of 'pennant' in a sentencepennant The second car was a Rolls Royce, flying the Ghanaian pennant.Unless you counted that slightly morbid mourning pennant, which Tony was inclined very much to do.If Mann had changed the pennant regularly, it might be a way of keeping his grandfather's death fresh in his mind.The castle rose, towers and flying buttresses, one of the aunt's bobby pins with a bit of yarn for a pennant. In other languagespennant British English: pennant NOUN A pennant is a long, narrow, triangular flag. The second car was flying the national pennant. - American English: pennant
- Brazilian Portuguese: flâmula
- Chinese: 三角旗
- European Spanish: banderín
- French: banderole
- German: Wimpel
- Italian: banderuola
- Japanese: ペナント
- Korean: 좁고 긴 우승기
- European Portuguese: flâmula
- Latin American Spanish: banderín
Definition a long narrow flag, esp. one used by ships as identification or for signalling The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant. Synonyms jack burgee (nautical) pennon banderole Additional synonymsDefinition a long strip of material displaying a slogan, advertisement, etc. A big banner was draped across one of the streets. Synonyms flag, standard, colours, jack, pennant, ensign, streamer, burgee, pennon, banderole, fanion, gonfalon Definition any flag or banner a merchant ship flying the blue ensign of a fleet auxiliary Synonyms flag, standard, colours, banner, badge, pennant, streamer, jack, pennon Definition a long narrow flag a red streamer with white lettering Synonyms banner, flag, pennant, standard, colours, ribbon, ensign, pennon - penitence
- penitent
- penmanship
- pennant
- penniless
- penny
- penny-pincher
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