pennant
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈpɛnənt/
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- Red, green, and blue plastic pennants were strung above a neat row of used cars.
- presented the pennant
Examples
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Food booths lined the sidewalks, and strolling vendors hawked pennants and balloons.
Fiction book (1995) -
Who is holding that red pennant?
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Get your hats and pennants right here.
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It's his campaign pennant.
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At the south end of town, they passed a lot with many colored pennants strung around it.
Fiction book (1999) -
On the rear wall, the Fighting Colonials pennant begins to flutter slightly, as if affected by the moving breeze.
Fiction book (2000) -
The kit includes a package of triangular paper pennants, push pins, and a magnifying glass.
Academic text (1995) -
The school displayed a colorful pennant to celebrate its annual sports day.
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During the parade, teams marched proudly, carrying their respective pennants high in the air.
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The coach brought home a championship pennant to hang in the gym as a symbol of their success.
Synonyms
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1.2
A long strip with a sign used to decorate or advertise
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5.0
A flag used as a symbol for a country, army, or group
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1.1
A long narrow strip of paper or cloth used to decorate places like walls and windows
A long narrow flag that ends in a point and flies on ships or lances
A small flag a knight ties to his lance
A narrow decorative strip like a ribbon with words that show a name or saying
A small flag used by soldiers or surveyors to mark a place
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pennant comes from the old Latin word penna, which meant 'feather' or 'wing', because long, narrow flags were seen as like flying feathers or small wings. So a pennant is a long, narrow flag that waves like a feather.