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Banner vs. Masthead — What's the Difference?

Banner vs. Masthead — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Banner and Masthead

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Banner

A banner can be a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a banner of arms.

Masthead

(Nautical) The top of a mast.

Banner

A long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place
Students waved banners and chanted slogans
A nuclear disarmament banner was carried round the war memorial

Masthead

The listing in a newspaper or periodical of information about its staff, operation, and circulation.

Banner

A heading or advertisement appearing on a web page in the form of a bar, column, or box
A banner ad
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Masthead

The title of a newspaper or periodical as it appears across the first page, front cover, or title page. Also called nameplate.

Banner

Excellent; outstanding
The company was having a banner year

Masthead

(nautical) The top of a mast.

Banner

A piece of cloth attached to a staff and used as a standard by a monarch, military commander, or knight.

Masthead

(US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.

Banner

The flag of a nation, state, or army.

Masthead

The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper or other periodical at the top of the front page; (by extension) the publication itself or the rights to it.

Banner

A piece of cloth bearing a motto or legend, as of a club.

Masthead

The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident.

Banner

A headline spanning the width of a newspaper page.

Masthead

To send to the masthead as a punishment.

Banner

A rectangular space with text or graphics, especially an advertisement, running across the top of a webpage or other online document.

Masthead

(transitive) To furnish (a newspaper) with a masthead.

Banner

(Botany) See standard.

Masthead

The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.

Banner

Unusually good; outstanding
A banner year for the company.

Masthead

To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.

Banner

To supply with banners.

Masthead

A listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

Banner

To give a banner headline to (a story or item) in a newspaper.

Masthead

The title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page

Banner

A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.

Masthead

The head or top of a mast

Banner

(by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.

Banner

(by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.

Banner

Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.

Banner

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.

Banner

A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.

Banner

(journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.

Banner

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.

Banner

(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.

Banner

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.

Banner

One who bans something.

Banner

Exceptional; very good.

Banner

(transitive) To adorn with a banner.

Banner

To display as a banner headline.

Banner

A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.
Hang out our banners on the outward walls.

Banner

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.

Banner

Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner.

Banner

Long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising

Banner

A newspaper headline that runs across the full page

Banner

Unusually good; outstanding;
A banner year for the company

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