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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pennant
noun
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▪ And on the pennant, perfectly clear, the single letter: W, for Winslow.
▪ Attached to the sack was a length of pennant rigging, which he left adrift within reach of the opening chute.
▪ He under-estimated his side's dominance by two years, as Surrey held the champions' pennant from 1952-58.
▪ I was hiding, working my way round to the Orchard to try for the pennant in there.
▪ Red ammunition aims for red pennant and yellow for yellow.
▪ They waved Cowboys flags, signs and pennants.
▪ You can buy cigarettes, potato chips, Ravens pennants, Styrofoam ice chests and snow shovels.
▪ Your individual objective is to secure one of those pennants and return to base first.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pennant

Pennant \Pen"nant\, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See Pen a feather, and cf. Pennon, Pinion.] (Naut.)

  1. A small flag; a pennon. The narrow pennant, 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.

  2. A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pennant

1610s, "rope for hoisting," probably a blend of pendant in the nautical sense of "suspended rope" and pennon. Use for "flag on a warship" first recorded 1690s; "flag symbolizing a sports championship" (especially baseball) is from 1880; as a synonym for "championship" it was first used 1915.

Wiktionary
pennant

n. 1 A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition. 2 # The broad pennant flown by commodores. 3 # The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. 4 # The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions. 5 (context sports English) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag. 6 A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.

WordNet
pennant
  1. n. the award given to the champion [syn: crown]

  2. a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)

  3. a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennon, streamer, waft]

Wikipedia
Pennant

Pennant may refer to:

Pennant (commissioning)

The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelled "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. The history of flying a commissioning pennant dates back to the days of chivalry with their trail pendants being flown from the mastheads of ships they commanded. Today, the commissioning pennants are hoisted on the day of commissioning and not struck until they are decommissioned. Some navies have a custom of flying a " paying off" or "decommissioning pennant," the length of which often reflects the length of service of the warship.

Pennant (church)

A Church Pennant is a pennant flown to indicate that a religious service is in progress. It is flown on ships and establishments (bases).

Pennant (sports)

A pennant is a commemorative flag typically used to show support for a particular athletic team. Pennants have been historically used in all types of athletic levels: high school, collegiate, professional etc. Traditionally, pennants were made of felt and fashioned in the official colors of a particular team. Often graphics, usually the mascot symbol, as well as the team name were displayed on pennants. The images displayed on pennants were either stitched on with contrasting colored felt or had screen-printing. Today, vintage pennants with rare images or honoring special victories have become prized collectibles for sporting enthusiasts. While pennants are typically associated with athletic teams, pennants have also been made to honor institutions and vacation spots, often acting as souvenirs.

Pennant (PAT station)

Pennant is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The street level stop located in an especially hilly portion of a neighborhood known for its rolling terrain, providing access to commuters within walking distance.

Pennant (automobile)

The Pennant was an automobile make manufactured by the Barley Motor Car Co. in Kalamazoo, Michigan (1924–25). It also made the Roamer (1916–29) and the Barley automobiles (1922–24). The latter was intended as a less expensive companion car to the Roamer.

After a reorganization the Roamer Motor Car Co. was incorporated at Toronto, Ontario, where it was headed by George P. Wigginton and would continue to manufacture the Pennant.

A. C. Barley sold his interest in Roamer and the Kalamazoo factory remained the Barley Motor Car Co. and continued to manufacture the Barley. When it failed, the Pennant was phased in. It was basically a Barley with a Buda 4-cylinder engine and targeted at the taxicab market. Its main competitor was the Checker, also built in Kalamazoo.

The Pennant trade dress was a maroon upper body and ivory lower body. Both the Barley and Pennant were out of production by 1925, and so A. C. Barley was out of the automobile business.

Usage examples of "pennant".

Hokan taste, it was almost an anticlimax after the glorious victory of the fictional Casey when the factual one playfully tapped a home run over the left field fence and won the Sector pennant.

Pennant in mentioning a woman in Rosshire who lived one and three-quarters years without meat or drink.

Jags can do now is tie us and we have a playoff to move into the pennant series.

Behind us Ivor Popple waved a pennant, blew a whistle and the Japanese visitors obediently formed up again.

The slave backed, holding knife in teeth and lashing the barbed shaft to his arm with the pennant.

The mottoes of the various Crests were carved in elegant gilded Icarii script into the walls above pennants and standards.

Just behind all these Cammerling saw ranks of archers advancing with fire-headed missiles on their bows, and the whole mass was being urged on by horn-blowers, cymbalists and bull-roarers and standard-bearers staggering under huge pennants realistically resembling entire flayed human hides.

The Holy War swept beyond it, a great canvas city, matting the distances with the confusion of flaps, guy ropes, pennants, and awnings.

Pippi Goes on Board On a beautiful morning the Hoptoad sailed into the harbor decorated with flags and pennants from end to end.

The last thing I needed was a bunch of practical jokers trying to give me a hotfoot while I was trying to figure out how the team was being sabotaged on their pennant run.

Duke Bretherford looked at the flag in his hands, then up at the pennant of King Aydrian waving in the wind overhead.

From each masthead flew the banners of Islam and the pennants of Omani and the Great Mogul.

The story of Thomas Coutts was told and retold, with variations from its peaceful sailing up the Pearl to a raging fight in which it was attacked by a dozen Chinese boats, its crew captured and lashed to the masts like pennants as a warning to the foolhardy British.

Castlebury said, squinting high up to the ribbonlike pennant above the fore royal sail.

Paks came into the forecourt to find familiar colors there: three horses with saddlecloths of the familiar maroon and white, with a tiny foxhead on the corners, and a pennant held by someone she had never seen before.