gonfalon

noun

Definition of gonfalonnext
as in pennon

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  1. pennant
  2. bunting
  3. banner
  4. flag
  5. ensign
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Definition of pennant
Noun
  • The Wings Event Center, where the event was held, was festooned with bunting and flags—this rally was meant to be televised.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The hall should be draped in purple bunting, and purple balloons must rain down from the rafters.
    Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
Definition of bunting
Noun
  • The gains on Election Day extended a banner year for U.S. stocks.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • If the busy summer travel season was any indicator, airports could be braced for a banner year this holiday season — the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says summer 2024 was the busiest on record.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of banner
Noun
  • The crowd moved slowly because of its size, with some cyclists carrying the Chinese flag and some people sleeping on the ground in a park after arriving in Kaifeng, according to photos and videos shared with NBC News.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Yeah, Nikola Jokic carried the flag, the way only a generational MVP can, with 27 points, 15 rebounds and 14.3 assists per game.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of flag
Noun
  • Camp McCoy received prisoners from Europe and Asia, including the first Japanese prisoner of war, an ensign who was captured at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The South Vietnamese flag flew high alongside ensigns for the Confederacy and MAGA and QAnon.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of ensign
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