pennant
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
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Definition of pennant
16 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
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noun
- A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
- A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
- A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
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The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
“The New York Yankees have won the American League pennant far more often than any other team.”
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
name
- A surname.
- A number of places in Wales:
- A number of places in Wales:
- A number of places in Wales:
- A number of places in Wales:
- A number of places in Wales:
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English penon, penoun, pynoun, Old French penon, French pennon, from Latin penna (“feather”). See pen (“a feather”), and compare pennon, pinion.
Words you can make from pennant
49 playable · top: PANNE (7 pts)
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