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BAN-uh/ˈbænə/

A banner is a long cloth message, or a strip headline on a website: carry a banner; a banner advert. Sign is everyday; slogan is the words. Do not call a tiny sticker a banner. Strikes: a banner outside headquarters.

Meaning

A long strip of cloth with a message; also a headline strip on a website.

Examples

• “Strikers carried a banner outside the trust headquarters.”
• “The cookie banner blocked the form, which is the web sense.”

Good to know

carry a banner; a banner headline / advert. Everyday: a sign. Words: a slogan. Web: cookie banner. Protest photography. Not a lapel badge.

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