pennon

pɛnɔ̃

Definition

Definition of pennon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

navigation

Dated

girouette marine en plumes ou tissu indiquant la direction du vent

Dated

Le pennon flottait au sommet du mât pour guider le navigateur.

fanion

girouette

chevalerie

Rare

étendard en forme de queue utilisé par les chevaliers médiévaux

Rare

Le chevalier arbore fièrement son pennon lors du tournoi.

bannière

étendard

blason

TECH.

meuble héraldique représentant une bannière flottante dans les armoiries

TECH.

Le pennon orne l'écu familial depuis des générations.

bannière

oriflamme

Lyon historique

Rare

milice urbaine lyonnaise entre le treizième et dix-huitième siècles

Rare

Les pennons de Lyon défendaient la cité contre les envahisseurs.

gardien

milicien

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girouette marine en plumes ou tissu indiquant la direction du vent
meuble héraldique représentant une bannière flottante dans les armoiries

Origin of pennon

old french/latin, pennon from Old French pennon, from Latin pinnōnem (pin/feather)

Examples of pennon in a sentence

Un simple coup d’œil au pennon lui indiqua un changement soudain de vent.
Le pennon claquait au vent au-dessus des tentes ennemies.
Chaque compagnie se rassemblait sous son propre pennon coloré.
Le pennon rouge distingue les armes de cette lignée cadette.
Un petit pennon apparaît dans le coin supérieur de l'écu.
Un pennon fut dépêché pour organiser la défense du quartier.

Les archives municipales évoquent le rôle de chaque pennon dans la protection de la ville.

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English:wind pennant, pennon, ...
German:Wimpel, Ritterwimpel, ...
Italian:banderuola, pennoncello, ...
Spanish:penacho, penón, ...
Portuguese:flâmula, pendão, ...
Chinese:风标, 骑士旗, ...
Japanese:風見, 騎士旗, ...
Arabic:دوارة رياح, راية على شكل ذيل, ...
Hebrew:סַמְנוּר רוּחַ, פֶּנוֹן, ...
Russian:ветроуказатель, пенон, ...
Ukrainian:пенон, лицарський прапор, ...
Catalan:penell, penó, ...
Danish:en vimpel, vimpel, ...
Dutch:windvaan, riddervaandel, ...
Greek:πενόνι, πενόν, ...
Hungarian:szélzászló, fecskefarkú zászló, ...
Khmer:ទង់បង្ហាញទិសខ្យល់, ទង់កន្ទុយ, ...
Korean:풍향기, 꼬리 깃발, ...
Polish:wiatrowskaz, chorągiewka rycerska, ...
Portuguese (BR):biruta, pendão, ...
Romanian:giruetă, pennon, ...
Swedish:vindflöjel, baner, ...
Thai:ธงบอกทิศลม, ธงหางปลาของอัศวิน, ...
Turkish:rüzgar bandı, şövalye sancağı, ...
Vietnamese:cờ chỉ gió, cờ đuôi én, ...

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Definition of pennon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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