Read full poem →On each snapping pennant
A big black name:--
Dictionary Entry
A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “pennant”
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Read full poem →carrying even her moonsails;
The pennant is flying aloft, as she speeds, she speeds so stately—below,
emulous waves press forward,
Read full poem →Reminiscent of them—twined from all intrepid captains, young or old;
A pennant universal, subtly waving, all time, o’er all brave sailors,
All seas, all ships.
Read full poem →her moonsails.
The pennant is flying aloft as she speeds she speeds so stately--
below emulous waves press forward,