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How to pronounce pennant in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pennon, streamer, waft
Type of flag
Has types pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel
Type Words
Synonyms crown
Type of honour, award, honor, accolade, laurels
Type Words
Type of signal flag, flag

Examples of pennant

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Every fan thinks pennant, and every hitter dreams of a homer and a .300 average.
From the denverpost.com
As it was, they won 93 games, their most since the pennant-winning team of 1993.
From the nytimes.com
This pennant was lost, and more pennants could be lost, for want of $21 million.
From the latimes.com
It was one of the greatest pennant race performances in the history of the game.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
But if that's the case, they're too soft for the grind of a pennant race anyway.
From the freep.com
However they lost the NL pennant to the New York Mets in five games in the NLCS.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They were in the midst of a three-team pennant race with the Dodgers and Braves.
From the en.wikipedia.org
All along, the Giants gave the impression the win, the pennant, was right there.
From the sacbee.com
Home runs by Hairston gave the Padres two victories in the NL West pennant race.
From the signonsandiego.com
More examples
  • The award given to the champion
  • A flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
  • The Pennant was an automobile make manufactured by the Barley Motor Car Co. in Kalamazoo, Michigan (1924-25), which also made the Roamer (1916-29) and the Barley automobiles (1922-24). The latter was intended as a less expensive companion car to the Roamer. ...
  • A broad pennant is a swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board. It is so called because its dimensions are roughly 2:3.
  • A Church Pennant is a pennant flown to indicate that a religious service is in progress. It is flown on ships and establishments (bases).
  • The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelt "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. The pennant reflects the fact that the ship is a ship of war, and is flown until the ship is decommissioned. ...
  • Celithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Pennants. The genus contains 8 species, all native to Eastern North America.
  • Pennant is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...
  • A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition: as; A flag representing the championship of a baseball division; The championship of a baseball league