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pennant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pen·nant /ˈpenənt/ noun [countable]  1. SSOTTa long narrow pointed flag used on ships or by schools, sports teams etc 〔船只、学校、运动队等用的〕三角旗2. the pennant DSBthe prize given to the best team in the American and National League baseball competitions 〔颁发给美国联盟和国家联盟棒球比赛中冠军队的〕锦标
Examples from the Corpus
pennantThey waved Cowboys flags, signs and pennants.He under-estimated his side's dominance by two years, as Surrey held the champions' pennant from 1952-58.Attached to the sack was a length of pennant rigging, which he left adrift within reach of the opening chute.You can buy cigarettes, potato chips, Ravens pennants, Styrofoam ice chests and snow shovels.Red ammunition aims for red pennant and yellow for yellow.I was hiding, working my way round to the Orchard to try for the pennant in there.And on the pennant, perfectly clear, the single letter: W, for Winslow.Your individual objective is to secure one of those pennants and return to base first.
Origin pennant (1600-1700) pennon + pendant
pen·nant nounChineseSyllable
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pennant
pennant /ˈpenənt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: pennon + pendant
1. a long narrow pointed flag used on ships or by schools, sports teams etc
2. the pennant the prize given to the best team in the American and National League baseball competitions


pen·nantBrE /ˈpenənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpenənt/ 🔊 nouna long narrow pointed flag, for example one used on a ship to give signals (船上用作信号等的)三角旗(in the US 美国) a flag given to the winning team in a sports league, especially in baseball (奖给棒球等联赛优胜队的)锦旗