Pennant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. 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.
  2. any relatively long, tapering flag.
  3. a flag serving as an emblem of victory or championship, especially in baseball.
  4. hook1 (def. 12a).
  5. pendant (def. 6).
noun
  1. a type of pennon, esp one flown from vessels as identification or for signalling
  2. mainly US, Canadian and Australian
    • a flag serving as an emblem of championship in certain sports
    • (as modifier)
  3. nautical another word for pendant (def. 5)
  4. same as flag 1 (def. 10)
Pennant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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