Banner vs. Masthead

Bannernoun

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

Mastheadnoun

(nautical) The top of a mast.

Bannernoun

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

Mastheadnoun

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

Bannernoun

(by extension) a military or administrative subdivision.

Mastheadnoun

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.

Bannernoun

Any large sign, especially if constructed of soft material or fabric.

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

Mastheadnoun

The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident.

Bannernoun

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.

Mastheadverb

To send to the masthead as a punishment.

Bannernoun

(by extension) a cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

‘They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.’;

Mastheadverb

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

Bannernoun

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

Mastheadnoun

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

Bannernoun

A type of advertisement in a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content. Contrast popup, interstitial.

Mastheadverb

To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.

Bannernoun

(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.

Mastheadnoun

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.

Bannernoun

A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia, China (хошуу/旗) and Tuva (кожуун), made during the w:administrative divisions of Mongolia during Qing. At this time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang was also divided this way.

Mastheadnoun

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

Bannernoun

One who bans something.

Mastheadnoun

the head or top of a mast

Banneradjective

Exceptional; very good.

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

Bannerverb

(transitive) To adorn with a banner.

Bannernoun

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.’;

Bannernoun

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.

Bannernoun

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

Bannernoun

long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising

Bannernoun

a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

Banneradjective

unusually good; outstanding;

‘a banner year for the company’;

Bannernoun

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’;

Bannernoun

a flag on a pole used as the standard of a monarch, knight, or army

‘the standard bearers followed, banners of bright red and yellow depicting dragons and stags’;

Bannernoun

used in reference to support for a belief or principle

‘the government is flying the free trade banner’;

Bannernoun

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

‘a banner ad’;

Banneradjective

excellent; outstanding

‘the company was having a banner year’;

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.