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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pen·nant /ˈpɛnənt/
 細長三角旗;短索;優勝旗

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pen·nant n.  Naut. (a) A small flag; a pennon.  The narrow pennant, or 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. “With flags and pennants trimmed.” --Drayton. (b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pennant
      n 1: the award given to the champion [syn: crown]
      2: a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
      3: a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennon, streamer, waft]