pennant
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈpɛnənt/
- US
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- DETROIT (WWJ) -- So the Tigers won the pennant, and what did they do next?
- win the pennant
- a pennant race
Yeah, sadly, civil rights only won the Pennant that year.
- Yeah, sadly, civil rights only won the Pennant that year.
Examples
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Only four teams have won a division or pennant after trailing by at least 13 games.
Blog text (3) -
The Detroit Tigers celebrate winning their 11th American League pennant on Thursday at Comerica Park.
Blog text (20) -
I think they won the pennant that year.
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Who do you figure will cop the pennant this year?
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Think the Giants are gonna win the pennant this year?
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The Yankees win the pennant!
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The talented Baltimore team that had won the National League pennant in the fall.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Phillies had the pennant sewn up at the end of a wonderful season.
Fiction book (1994) -
We haven’t won a pennant in over 35 years.
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The team's fans celebrated wildly after they won the pennant for the first time in a decade.
Synonyms
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1.4
An object like a cup or medal kept as a prize for winning
85
1.0
A strip of cloth given as an award for winning a competition
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3.0
A circular decorative object worn on the head as a sign of power or victory
3
8.6
A sign of honor given for a special achievement
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pennant comes from the Latin penna meaning 'feather', and people long ago compared narrow flags to flying feathers, so a prize flag came to be called a pennant. That's why a team winning the pennant is being given a flag as a sign of being the champion.