About The Word Pennant
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Pennant
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What's The Definition Of Pennant?
[n] a long flag; often tapering
[n] the award given to the champion [n] a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) Synonyms | Synonyms for Pennant: crown | pennon | streamer | waft Related Terms | Find terms related to Pennant: and blue | banderole | banner | banneret | black flag | blue ensign | bunting | burgee | coachwhip | color | colors | Dannebrog | ensign | flag | gonfalon | gonfanon | guidon | house flag | jack | Jolly Roger | long pennant | merchant flag | national flag | Old Glory | oriflamme | pendant | pennon | pennoncel | red | red ensign | royal standard | signal flag | standard | Stars and Stripes | Star-Spangled Banner | streamer | swallowtail | tricolor | Union Flag | Union Jack | vexillum | white See Also | accolade | award | flag | flag | honor | honour | laurels | pennoncel | pennoncelle | penoncel | signal flag Pennant In Webster's Dictionary \Pen"nant\, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F.
pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf.
{Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.)
(a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow, or long, pennant}
(called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece
of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government
vessel in commission. The {board pennant} is an oblong,
nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a
commodore's vessel. ``With flags and pennants trimmed.''
--Drayton.
(b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
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