Pennant

English

Noun

Pennant (plural Pennants)

1. A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition: as

   the broad pennant flown by commodores

   the church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship

   the commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions

2. (baseball) A flag representing the championship of a baseball division.
3. (baseball) The championship of a baseball league.

Notes

Not to be confused with pedant – one overly concerned with correctness, nor with pendant – a piece of jewelry.

Thesaurus

Dannebrog, Jolly Roger, Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union Jack, and blue, banderole, banner, banneret, black flag, blue ensign, bunting, burgee, coachwhip, color, colors, ensign, flag, gonfalon, gonfanon, guidon, house flag, jack, long pennant, merchant flag, national flag, oriflamme, pendant, pennon, pennoncel, red, red ensign, royal standard, signal flag, standard, streamer, swallowtail, tricolor, vexillum, white

Translations

flag on ship to represent special condition

Icelandic: fáni (is) m., veifa (is) f.

baseball: flag representing championship

baseball: championship