pennants

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   long narrow flags, often triangular, used as decorations or as symbols of a team or group.

   Grammar: Plural of 'pennant'. Use a plural verb: The pennants are hanging. For one, say 'a pennant'.

   Patterns

   • a string of pennants
   • hang pennants
   • pennants on a wall

   Colorful pennants hung across the street for the festival.

   The children waved pennants with the school's name on them.

   She decorated her room with pennants from different colleges.

2. 2nounpluralsport

   flags or symbols given as prizes in sports competitions, especially in baseball.

   Grammar: Plural of 'pennant'. Often in phrases like 'win the pennant' (singular) or 'win several pennants' (plural).

   Patterns

   • win a pennant
   • win pennants
   • a pennant race

   The team has won three pennants in the last ten years.

   Fans celebrated in the streets after their club clinched the pennant.

   The pennants from past victories are displayed in the stadium.

Word forms

Common combinations

win a pennant

The Yankees won the pennant in 2009.

a string of pennants

They hung a string of pennants across the garden.

pennants and flags

The parade was full of pennants and flags.

a pennant race

The two teams are in a close pennant race.

Synonyms and how they differ

flags

A general word for pieces of cloth used as symbols; pennants are usually long and narrow or triangular.

banners

Larger pieces of cloth with a message or design, often carried in marches; pennants are smaller and often decorative.

Word family

pennant noun

The singular form.

Commonly confused: pennants or pendants?

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