banner

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. unusually good; outstanding

- a banner year for the company

Similar word(s): superior

Sentences with banner as an adjective:

- It is a banner achievement for an athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.

- 1965 was a banner year for the company; it produced a million widgets for the first time.

noun

1. long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

Similar word(s): streamer

Definition categories: man–made, flag

2. a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

Similar word(s): streamer

Definition categories: communication, headline

3. any distinctive flag

Similar word(s): standard

Definition categories: man–made, flag

Sentences with banner as a noun:

- The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.

- They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.