BANNER

Banner

A banner is a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. Banner-making is an ancient craft. Church banners commonly portray the saint to whom the church is dedicated.

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banner

Noun

  1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
  2. Any large sign, especially if constructed of soft material or fabric.
    The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
  3. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
  4. By extension, a cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
    They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
  5. The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
  6. A type of advertisement in a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content. Contrast popup, interstitial.
  7. The principal standard of a knight.
  8. A person etc. who bans something.

Adjective

  1. Exceptional; very good.
    It is a banner achievement for an athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.


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