Meanings
pennant1
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.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- hobbiesThe 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 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.
Pennant2
- A surname.
- A number of places in Wales:
- A village in Dyffryn Arth community, Ceredigion (OS grid ref SN5163).
- A hamlet in Denbighshire (OS grid ref SJ0234).
- A small settlement in Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH9020).
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
pennant · noun
- Latinpenna“feather”
- Frenchpennon
- Old Frenchpenon
- Middle Englishpenon
- Englishpennant
From Middle English penon, penoun, pynoun, Old French penon, French pennon, from Latin penna (“feather”). See pen (“a feather”), and compare pennon, pinion.
More words from Middle English, Old French, French
Full word history & related roots →Pennant · proper noun
Welsh place names are conceivably from Welsh pen + nant.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вимпел
- вимпел (vimpel)flag on ship to represent special condition
Catalan gallardet
- gallardetflag on ship to represent special condition
Czech vlaječka, praporek
- vlaječkaflag on ship to represent special condition
- praporekflag on ship to represent special condition
Dutch vaan
- vaanflag on ship to represent special condition
Esperanto vimplo
- vimploflag on ship to represent special condition
Finnish viiri
- viiriflag on ship to represent special condition
French fanion
- fanionflag on ship to represent special condition
German Wimpel, Signalflagge
- Wimpelflag on ship to represent special condition
- Signalflaggeflag on ship to represent special condition
Icelandic fáni, veifa
- fániflag on ship to represent special condition
- veifaflag on ship to represent special condition
Indonesian panji
- panjiflag on ship to represent special condition
Irish bratainn
- bratainnflag on ship to represent special condition
Italian fiamma
- fiammaflag on ship to represent special condition
Japanese 錦旗
- 錦旗 (kinki)flag on ship to represent special condition
Māori matairangi
- matairangiflag on ship to represent special condition
Polish proporzec, flaga
- proporzecflag on ship to represent special condition
- flagabaseball: flag representing championship
Portuguese flâmula
- flâmulaflag on ship to represent special condition
Romanian fanion
- fanionflag on ship to represent special condition
Russian вы́мпел, зна́мя
- вы́мпел (výmpel)flag on ship to represent special condition
- зна́мя (známja)flag on ship to represent special condition
Spanish gallardete
- gallardeteflag on ship to represent special condition
Swedish signalflagga, vimpel
- signalflaggaflag on ship to represent special condition
- vimpelflag on ship to represent special condition
Tagalog pindol
- pindolflag on ship to represent special condition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pennant
All rhymes →Cite this entry
pennant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennant
“pennant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennant.
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