Pennant

n. long and narrow flag; miracle; pendant

Pennant may refer to:A usually narrow, tapering flag most commonly flown by ships at sea and sometimes called "pennence". Navies use a variety of pennants:Pennant (commissioning), the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commissionBroad pennant, flown from the masthead of a Royal Navy ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on boardPennant (church), flown by navies during services on board ships. In the United States Navy it is flown above a flag of national colorspennant number, a number used to identify ships by the modern Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the CommonwealthIn team sports, a commemorative flag displayed or flown by a league-winning team. The last few weeks of the regular American professional baseball season, for instance, are known as the "pennant race". This is probably a holdover from the time (pre-1969) when the league championships were determined by the team with the best record at the end of the season, and to a lesser extent when there were division races but no wild cards (1969–93).A reference to the pennant-shaped "No Passing Zone" traffic sign found in the United States, used to indicate the start of a two-lane highway where vehicles traveling in the same direction are not permitted to pass each other. See also Prohibitory traffic sign.The common name for the Genus of dragonfly known as Celithemis
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Noun
1. the award given to the champion
(synonym) crown
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
2. a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
(hypernym) flag, signal flag
3. a long flag; often tapering
(synonym) pennon, streamer, waft
(hypernym) flag
(hyponym) pennoncel, penoncel, pennoncelle

(n.)
A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / 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.
  

(n.)
A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
  

The knight’s small triangular banner , usually attached to the end of his lance , generally bearing his heraldic device . Contrast this with the banner of a knight bannerette responsible for leading more than his household or conroi into battle . See also Chronique: The Journal of Chivalry #11 .