pen·nant

pen·nant
/ˈpɛnənt/ noun, pl -nants [count]
1 : a long, thin, pointed flag

pennants waving atop the tower

2 baseball : the prize that is awarded to the champions of the American League and the National League each year

The Red Sox won the American League pennant in 2004.


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