pennant, pennon, streamer, waft
(noun) a long flag; often tapering
pennant, crown
(noun) the award given to the champion
pennant
(noun) a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pennant (plural pennants)
A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
The broad pennant flown by commodores.
The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
(sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
Not to be confused with pedant (one overly concerned with correctness), nor with pendant (a piece of jewellery).
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"nant, n. Etym: [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See Pen a feather, and cf. Pennon, Pinion.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, or long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel. "With flags and pennants trimmed." Drayton. (b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
