Synonyms for pennant


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pen-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn ənt

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Définition of pennant

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun flag, banner
Example sentences :
  • Commodore Dallas's pennant was flying in the Constellation when I joined her.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The barge is coming off, Mr. Hardy, with the pennant flying, sir!
  • Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
  • She's flying the White Ensign and an admiral's pennant, and, yes, a flag of truce.
  • Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
  • One might almost have thought that they were fighting for the pennant.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe Around the World » by Lester Chadwick
  • There had been the fierce, tense race for the pennant that had strained them to the utmost.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe Around the World » by Lester Chadwick
  • "Reminds me of the dinner we had, after we won the pennant," said Charlie Hall.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the Big League » by Lester Chadwick
  • The formal ceremony of hoisting the pennant on the ship to be fitted.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • When the pennant is half mast, it denotes the death of the captain.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • A ship where officers and men are paid off, and pennant hauled down.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • At length the pennant which long had hung up and down the mast, began to move.
  • Extract from : « The Three Lieutenants » by W.H.G. Kingston

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