pennant

• n. 細長い三角形の旗; 懸賞旗; 信号旗
• n. （ペナント）人名; （英語）Pennant.

ラテン語のpenna、羽、語源はpenと同じ、派生旗、ペナント。

pennant (n.)

1610s, "rope for hoisting," probably a blend of pendant in the nautical sense of "suspended rope" and pennon. Use for "flag on a warship" first recorded 1690s; "flag symbolizing a sports championship" (especially baseball) is from 1880; as a synonym for "championship" it was first used 1915.

1. The Red Sox lost the pennat to Detroit by a single game.

レッドソックスはデトロイトに1ゲーム差で優勝を負けた。

2.The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennat .

2台目の車にはガーナの三角旗が挿されている。