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Plural
pennants
1
an award, typically a flag or banner, presented to the champion of a professional baseball league
- The baseball team proudly raised the pennant after winning the league.
- She hung the championship pennant in her room.
- The winning club received a pennant for their victory.
- Each season's pennant is displayed in the stadium.
- The coach celebrated the team's pennant with a ceremony.
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a tapering flag on a ship, usually flown at the masthead to indicate a vessel in commission
- The ship's pennant fluttered at the masthead.
- A naval officer inspected the vessel's pennant before departure.
- The captain raised the commissioning pennant at dawn.
- The pennant signaled that the ship was ready for duty.
- Sailors carefully maintained the ship's pennant.
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a long, narrow flag with a triangular or forked-tailed shape, used as a military ensign
- The battalion marched under a colorful pennant.
- Each unit carried a pennant to signify its regiment.
- The ceremony featured several pennants waving in the wind.
- He decorated his office with a pennant from the military academy.
- The pennant displayed the insignia of the division.