Definition of Pennant

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Pennant

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.

A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.

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Pennant Quotations

Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.
Casey Stengel

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.
Casey Stengel

The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.
Pete Rose

I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?
Sparky Anderson

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.
Sparky Anderson

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.
Leo Durocher

The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border.
Dave Winfield

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.
Frank Robinson

No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.
John McGraw

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.
Carl Yastrzemski

Pennant Translations

pennant in German is Wimpel, Stander
pennant in Swedish is vimpel

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