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pennant

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.) 
  a  A  small  flag;  a  pennon.  The  {narrow,  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. 
  b  A  rope  or  strap  to  which  a  purchase  is  hooked. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pennant 
  n  1:  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}]




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