ˈpenənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by pennon ) of pendant (I)
1. : pendant 3
2.
a. : any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for indentification or signaling: as
(1) : long pennant
(2) : broad pennant
(3) Britain : a long tapering flag cut off at the outward end by a line parallel to the staff and used especially as a signal flag
(4) pennants plural : a visual call sign of a British naval vessel consisting of an alphabetical flag above two or more numbered pennants
(5) : a signal flag longer in the fly than in the hoist and tapering to a point
flags and pennants used for international signals
b. : a flag or banner that tapers toward the fly
a new filling station decorated with lines of fluttering pennants
especially : one that tapers to a point
3. : a flag emblematic of championship (as in a league of professional baseball clubs)
the team that won the pennant
— called also flag
4. : flag V 3a
5. : pennon 1a
Synonyms: see flag