1
a
: any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for identification or signaling
b
: a flag or banner longer in the fly than in the hoist
especially
: one that tapers to a point
2
: a flag emblematic of championship (as in a professional baseball league)
also
: the championship itself
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pennants waving atop the tower
The Red Sox won the American League pennant in 2004.
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Although the selection committee could have named more managers, umpires, and executives, only Donaldson and Harris, who managed the Homestead Grays to seven pennants, were chosen for the Class of 2025 ballot.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Yankees and the Dodgers are baseball’s Big Oil franchises, the prosperous winners of now forty-one and twenty-two pennants, respectively, since the World Series began.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
During the team’s postseason run, Valenzuela was the winning pitcher in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, holding the Montreal Expos to one run in 8 ⅔ innings and helping the Dodgers secure the pennant.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Both those teams eventually went on to claim the National League pennant before eventually losing in the World Series.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Yankees and the Dodgers are baseball’s Big Oil franchises, the prosperous winners of now forty-one and twenty-two pennants, respectively, since the World Series began.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
During the team’s postseason run, Valenzuela was the winning pitcher in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, holding the Montreal Expos to one run in 8 ⅔ innings and helping the Dodgers secure the pennant.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Both those teams eventually went on to claim the National League pennant before eventually losing in the World Series.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
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pennant
noun
pen·nant
ˈpen-ənt 
1
: a flag with a usually tapering or forked tail that is used especially for signaling
2
: a flag that serves as the emblem of championship
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