Pennant

A pennant is usually a narrow tapering flag most commonly flown by ships at sea.

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A commissioning pennant is the traditional sign of a warship, and is flown from the masthead while the ship is in commission.

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A broad pennant in the Royal Navy is a swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore. It is so called because its dimensions are roughly 2:3.

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A church pennant in European navies is flown during church services. In the United States Navy, a pennant is also flown over the national colors during religious services.

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Unlike the triangular pennant, most national and departmental flags are rectangular; the national flag of Nepal and the state flag of Ohio in the U.S. are the only notable modern flags to be a variation of the standard pennant.

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In many localities within the United States, a pennant-shaped sign, yellow in color and marked with the words "No Passing Zone," is placed along a roadside, and denotes the start of a stretch of a two-lane highway in which one vehicle is not legally permitted to pass another traveling in the same direction. This is not, however, universal; other jurisdictions make use of a white, rectangular sign emblazoned with the words "Do Not Pass," for this purpose.

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See also Maritime flags

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Commissioning pennant: The Commissioning pennant or Masthead pennant is a pennant (also spelt "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. The pennant reflects the fact that the ship is a ship of war, and is flown until the ship is decommissioned. It is generally taken to signify the commissioned status of the warship...

Warship: A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat. Warships are usually built in a completely different way than merchant ships. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster and more maneuverable than merchant ships. Unlike a merchant shi...

Masthead: A masthead refers to the top of a mast of a ship....

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