English Explanatory Dictionary

pennant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
  2. The broad pennant flown by commodores.
  3. The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
  4. The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
  5. A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
  6. The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
  7. A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
  8. A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
  9. A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
  10. Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in Wales:
  3. A village in Dyffryn Arth community, Ceredigion (OS grid ref SN5163).
  4. A hamlet in Conwy borough county borough (OS grid ref SH8759).
  5. A hamlet in Denbighshire (OS grid ref SJ0234).
  6. A small settlement in Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH9020).
  7. A small village in Powys (OS grid ref SN8897).
  8. A village in the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛnənt/ en-us-pennant.ogg /ˈpɪ̟nənt/

Word forms

pennant pennants

Etymology

From Middle English penon, penoun, pynoun, Old French penon, French pennon, from Latin penna (“feather”). See pen (“a feather”), and compare pennon, pinion.

Related words

pennon pendant

Derived words

answering pennant gin pennant Irish pennant pennanted pennantless wandering pennant Pennant Hills

Translations

Bulgarian: вимпел Catalan: gallardet Czech: vlaječka Czech: praporek Dutch: vaan Esperanto: vimplo Finnish: viiri French: fanion Galician: xemóla Galician: balsón German: Wimpel German: Signalflagge Icelandic: fáni Icelandic: veifa Indonesian: panji Ingrian: lippu Irish: bratainn Italian: fiamma Japanese: 錦旗 Kyrgyz: вымпел Māori: matairangi Polish: proporzec Polish: flaga Portuguese: flâmula Romanian: fanion Russian: вы́мпел Russian: зна́мя Spanish: gallardete Swedish: signalflagga Swedish: vimpel Tagalog: pindol
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