pennant

[ pen-uhnt ]

/ ˈpɛn ənt /

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noun

a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.

any relatively long, tapering flag.

a flag serving as an emblem of victory or championship, especially in baseball.

Music. hook¹ (def. 12a).

Nautical. pendant (def. 6).

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Origin of pennant

1605–15; blend of pennon and pendant

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pennant

pendant, pendent, pennant , pundit

Words nearby pennant

penmanship, Penn, penna, pennaceous, pen name, pennant, pennate, penne, Pennell, Penney, Penn Hills

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How to use pennant in a sentence

Even though they came to town in the thick of a still-ongoing pennant race with the unpredictable Giants, this year’s Dodgers imports didn’t arrive as saviors.
Trading For A Star At The Deadline Doesn’t Always Pay Off. L.A.’s Hoping That Trading For Two Will.|Robert O'Connell|September 27, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
After the Red Sox came back from down three games to none to yank the pennant from the Yanks, Boston would have won that World Series even if Shoeless Joe Jackson’s ghost team from the cornfield had shown up.
After covering everything for 52 years, it’s time to see what I missed|Thomas M. Boswell|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
With a pennant, a season, at stake, many pitchers would have taken the shot unhesitatingly.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Historic pennant races make for compelling narratives, none more fantastic than the fairy tale 2004 Red Sox season.
Home Runs, Frozen Ropes, And Some Wild Cards In Best Baseball Books|Robert Birnbaum|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the midst of this, almost unnoticed, the Yankees clinched the pennant.
Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records|Bill Bryson|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The New York Yankees will not even make the playoffs, let alone win the American League pennant or the World Series.
8 Nightmares in 2011: U.S. Economy, Olbermann, More|Leslie H. Gelb|January 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
These cannon shots and this shivering pennant brought back a scene at the four corners, years before.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
The oars had been lost, but the rudder of the boat was fortunately made fast by a pennant.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
The cat had looked up, stretched, and lazily gotten upon his feet and followed him, tail waving like a pennant.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Between sunset and colors they should carry a night pennant.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain
All is not lost, With Clint Thayer to help us, victory may once more perch upon our pennant!'
Left Tackle Thayer|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for pennant

pennant

/ (ˈpɛnənt) /

noun

a type of pennon, esp one flown from vessels as identification or for signalling

mainly US, Canadian and Australian

a flag serving as an emblem of championship in certain sports
(as modifier)pennant cricket

nautical another word for pendant (def. 5)

same as flag 1 (def. 10)

Word Origin for pennant

C17: probably a blend of pendant and pennon

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