pennant
pennant Lexical Profile
pennant Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A flag that serves as the emblem of a championship, especially the annual championship of a major professional baseball league.
"The fans erupted in celebration when their hometown team finally clinched the pennant after a thirty-year drought."
Any small flag or banner used for identification, signaling, or decoration.
"The university bookstore sells colorful felt pennants that alumni proudly display in their offices."
A tapering, usually triangular flag flown on a ship, particularly one hoisted at the masthead of a naval vessel in commission.
"The destroyer sailed into the harbor with its commissioning pennant fluttering in the strong ocean breeze."
• Rhymes for pennant
Word Origin & Etymology
Early 17th century: formed as a blend of 'pendant' (a hanging ornament) and 'pennon' (a long narrow flag), influenced by Latin 'pendere' (to hang).