banner vs pennant

banner

noun
  • A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation. 

  • A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place. 

  • The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead. 

  • A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners. 

  • A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement. 

  • A military or administrative subdivision. 

  • A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content. 

  • The military unit under such a flag or standard. 

  • The principal standard of a knight. 

  • One who bans something. 

  • Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric. 

adj
  • Exceptional; very good. 

verb
  • To display as a banner headline. 

  • To adorn with a banner. 

pennant

noun
  • A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team. 

  • The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions. 

  • A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked. 

  • Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics. 

  • A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales 

  • The broad pennant flown by commodores. 

  • The winning of a competition, represented by a flag. 

  • The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. 

How often have the words banner and pennant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )