ban|ner

ban|ner
ban|ner «BAN uhr», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. a flag: »

The banners of many countries fly outside the headquarters of the United Nations. Figurative. The crusaders fought under the banner of Christ. Figurative. The patriots unfurled the banner of freedom.

 SYNONYM(S): ensign, standard, pennant.
2. a piece of cloth with some design or words on it, attached by its upper edge to a pole or staff: »

Our Boy Scout troop has a banner which we carry in parades.

3. a newspaper headline extending across the top of a page.
–adj.
leading or outstanding; foremost: »

... a banner year for sales and earnings (Wall Street Journal).

–v.t.
Informal. to print as news under a banner: »

His newspaper bannered a point-blank refutation…by an influential diplomat (Time).

╂[< Old North French banere, Old French banniere < Gothic bandwa sign. See related etym. at band1. (Cf. ↑band)]

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  • ban|ner|line — «BAN uhr LYN», noun, verb, lined, lin|ing. –n. a banner of a newspaper. –v.t. Informal. to banner …   Useful english dictionary

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