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Definition of Pennants
1. pennant [n] - See also: pennant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pennants
Literary usage of Pennants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"... pennants like the old mediaeval galleys of Europe, lying ready to start on an
expedition to subdue the rebellious subjects of His Imperial Majesty the ..."
2. A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases (1880)
"In this cede the number of flags was reduced to 18, and pennants were abolished.
... There were 26 flags, one for each letter, and a number of pennants for ..."
3. The Monuments of Upper Egypt: A Translation of the "Itinéraire de la Haute by Auguste Mariette, Lysander Dickerman (1890)
"It was into these cavities that the enormous masts were fitted in, whose long
pennants contributed to the decoration of the pylon. ..."
4. The Monuments of Upper Egypt: A Translation of the "Itinéraire de la Haute by Auguste Mariette (1877)
"... whose long pennants contributed to the decoration of the pylon. These masts
must have been nearly 150 feet in height, and could never have been ..."
5. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"They are made by taking any two square flags, any two pennants, and two calls,
and making the signals for the letters on the flag- plate by the combinations ..."
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