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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Pennant (commissioning) — The Jeanne d Arc flying her paying off pennant while returning to harbour. The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelt pendant ) flown from the masthead of a warship. The history of flying a commissioning pennant… … Wikipedia
Pennant — may refer to: * Pennon (or pennant), a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea: ** Pennant (commissioning), the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission ** Broad pennant, flown from the… … Wikipedia
Pennant — Pen nant, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf. {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow pennant}, or {long pennant} (called also whip or coach whip) is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pennant — ► NOUN 1) a tapering flag flown at the masthead of a ship in commission. 2) a long triangular or swallow tailed flag. 3) N. Amer. a flag identifying a sports team, club, etc. ORIGIN blend of PENDANT(Cf. ↑pendant) and PENNON(Cf. ↑P) … English terms dictionary
pennant — noun 1》 a tapering flag on a ship, especially one flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission. 2》 a long triangular or swallow tailed flag, especially as the military ensign of lancer regiments. 3》 N. Amer. a flag denoting a sports… … English new terms dictionary
pennant — n. 1 Naut. a tapering flag, esp. that flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission. 2 = PENDANT 3a. 3 = PENNON. 4 US a flag denoting a sports championship etc. Etymology: blend of PENDANT and PENNON … Useful english dictionary
commissioning pennant — noun Britain : commission pennant … Useful english dictionary
board pennant — Pennant Pen nant, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf. {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow pennant}, or {long pennant} (called also whip or coach… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
long pennant — Pennant Pen nant, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf. {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow pennant}, or {long pennant} (called also whip or coach… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrow pennant — Pennant Pen nant, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf. {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow pennant}, or {long pennant} (called also whip or coach… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
