bunting

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rows of brightly coloured small flags, often in the colours of a country's flag, that are hung across roads or rooms, or above a stage, as decoration for special occasions or political events:

The room was decked with festive bunting.

Flags and red, white and blue bunting were hung along the main street.

any of several types of small singing bird with a short, wide beak, and usually brownish feathers, found in Europe, Asia, and Africa:

They saw lapwings, skylarks and buntings.

any of several types of small singing bird with a short, wide, pointed beak and brightly coloured feathers on the male bird, found in North and South America:

The state bird of Colorado is the lark bunting.

in the game of baseball, an act by the batter of hitting the ball fairly slowly and only a short distance, to put it into a position that causes difficulties for the fielders (= the players on the team whose turn it is to throw and catch the ball), and helps the batter's own team to score:

Infielders struggled with Gray's skilful bunting.