'long pennant' definitions:

Definition of 'long pennant'

From: GCIDE

Pennant \Pen"nant\ (p[e^]n"nant), n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See Pen a feather, and cf. Pennon, Pinion.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow pennant, or {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. "With flags and pennants trimmed." --Drayton. (b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked. [1913 Webster] Pennate