pennant
pronunciation
How to pronounce pennant in British English:
UK [ˈpenənt]
How to pronounce pennant in American English:
US [ˈpɛnənt]
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- Noun:
- the award given to the champion
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- a long flag; often tapering
Word Origin
- pennant (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. The upper yellow and red pennant means combat readiness .
- 2. In his view , if transfers like jermaine pennant 's move to real zaragoza become the norm , that 's when richard scudamore , the premier league chief executive , should start to worry .
- 3. Interestingly , the plain green flag that gaddafi made the national pennant in 1977 is also supposed to symbolise unity , bouandel and elfeituri said .
- 4. His hedge fund , pennant capital , is up about 9 % this year , thanks to gains from commercial and residential mortgages .
- 5. Even the royal standard pennant fluttering from her range rover still bears a heraldic irish harp in one corner .