pennant

  • 11pennant — [pen′ənt] n. [< PENNON, altered by assoc. with PENDANT] 1. any long, narrow, usually triangular flag, as used in naval signal hoists, for a school banner, etc. 2. any such flag symbolizing a championship, esp. in baseball …

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  • 12Pennant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pennant peut désigner : Patronymes Thomas P …

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  • 13Pennant — A continuation pattern in technical analysis formed when there is a large movement in a stock, the flagpole, followed by a consolidation period with converging trendlines, the pennant, followed by a breakout movement in the same direction as the… …

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  • 14pennant — [[t]pe̱nənt[/t]] pennants 1) N COUNT A pennant is a long, narrow, triangular flag. The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant. Syn: flag 2) N COUNT In baseball, a pennant is a flag that is given each year to the top team in a league. The… …

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  • 15pennant — UK [ˈpenənt] / US noun Word forms pennant : singular pennant plural pennants 1) [countable] a long narrow flag with a pointed end, used mainly by ships, businesses, and teams 2) the pennant in the US, the flag that is the symbol and prize for… …

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  • 16pennant — noun a) A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition: as the broad pennant flown by commodores b) A flag representing the championship of a baseball division. the church pennant …

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  • 17pennant — n. baseball championship (AE) to lose; win the pennant * * * [ penənt] win the pennant [ baseball championship ] (AE) to lose …

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  • 18pennant — /ˈpɛnənt / (say penuhnt) noun 1. Also, pendant, pennon. a long triangular flag, widest next to the mast, and going almost to a point, borne on naval or other vessels or used in signalling, etc. 2. any flag serving as an emblem, as of success in… …

  • 19pennant — pendant, pendent, pennant The noun pendant means ‘a hanging jewel or ornament’ or in nautical use ‘a short rope hanging from the head of a mast’; the adjective pendent means ‘hanging or overhanging’ and has a few technical uses. A pennant is a… …

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  • 20pennant — See pendant, pendent, pennant …

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