Pennant



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 船上用的) 信号旗
• ［英］ n. ( 船上用的) 信号旗 ( nautical flags used for identification or signaling)
• ［记］ 可能是pendant ( 悬挂物) 的变体

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: alteration of pendant
• Date: 1698
• 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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