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pennant

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pen·nant  (pnnt)
n.
1. Nautical A long, tapering, usually triangular flag, used on ships for signaling or identification.
2. A flag or an emblem similar in shape to a ship's pennant.
3. Sports
a. A flag that symbolizes the championship of a league, especially a professional baseball league.
b. The championship symbolized by such a flag.

[Blend of pendant1 and pennon.]

pennant
Noun
1. a long narrow flag, esp. one used by ships as identification or for signalling
2. Chiefly US, Canad, & Austral a flag indicating the winning of a championship in certain sports [probably a blend of pendant + pennon]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pennantpennant - the award given to the champion
accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
2.pennant - a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
signal flag, flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
3.pennantpennant - a long flag; often tapering
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel - a small pennant borne on a lance

pennant
Translations
Spanish pennant [ˈpɛnənt] nbanderola; banderín m
French pennant [ˈpɛnənt] nflamme f, banderole f
German pennant [ˈpɛnənt] n (Naut) → Wimpel m
Italian pennant [ˈpɛnənt] nbanderuola

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--Giving a party to the last arrived harpooneers, I dare say, gay as a frigate's pennant, and so am I--fa, la
But I can declare she is a man-of-war, for a long pennant flutters from her main mast.
Pennant has engraved a view of the famous Dun-Dornadilla in Glenelg; and there are many others, all of them built after a peculiar mode of architecture, which argues a people in the most primitive state of society.
 
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