Definitions for pennants

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pennants pen·nant

Spelling: [pen-uh nt]

IPA: /ˈpɛn ənt/

Pennants is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in pennants (aennnpst).

Definitions for pennants

noun

1. a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.
2. any relatively long, tapering flag.
3. a flag serving as an emblem of victory or championship, especially in baseball.
4. Music. hook1 (def 12a).
5. Nautical. pendant (def 6).

Origin of pennants

1605-15; blend of pennon and pendant

Examples for pennants

In the midst of this, almost unnoticed, the Yankees clinched the pennant.

The New York Yankees will not even make the playoffs, let alone win the American League pennant or the World Series.

She's flying the White Ensign and an admiral's pennant, and, yes, a flag of truce.

One might almost have thought that they were fighting for the pennant.

The barge is coming off, Mr. Hardy, with the pennant flying, sir!

A ship where officers and men are paid off, and pennant hauled down.

With a pennant, a season, at stake, many pitchers would have taken the shot unhesitatingly.

Commodore Dallas's pennant was flying in the Constellation when I joined her.

"Reminds me of the dinner we had, after we won the pennant," said Charlie Hall.

There had been the fierce, tense race for the pennant that had strained them to the utmost.