/ Dictionary / Index A answering pennant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: an'swering pen'nant Pronunciation: [key] — Naut. Naut. one of the flags of the International Code of Signals, a pennant of three red and two white vertical stripes, flown at the dip while a message is being interpreted and close up when it is understood. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. answering machine answering service Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language