banner

Meaning

Noun

1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
2. The military unit under such a flag or standard.
3. A military or administrative subdivision.
4. Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
5. A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
6. A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
7. The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
8. 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.
9. The principal standard of a knight.
10. 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.

Adj

Exceptional; very good.

Verb

1. To adorn with a banner.
2. To display as a banner headline.

Concepts

banner

flag

standard

ensign

pennant

streamer

colours

pennon

sign

insignia

colors

gonfalon

dashboard

panel

wainscot

billboard

emblem

banner headline

poster

board

plank

beacon

logo

slogan

vexillum

buntings

headline

banderole

labarum

bill

handbill

signboard

exemplary

model

banner ad

color

colour

semaphore

banner petal

erect standard

standard petal

ad banner

high-powered

highflying

made

successful

choice

spear

placard

bunting

vane

interstitial

badge

luminary

road sign

token

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbænə/

Etymology

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

Sentences

His popular exhibitions went under the banner You've never seen anything like it !