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pentagon

/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn/noun3 syllables

Pentagon means: a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.

Synonyms for pentagon3

noun, as in a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense

The Pentagon

also used for pentagon

5-gon, quinquangle

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What does pentagon mean?3

noun

1

a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense

2

the United States military establishment

3

a five-sided polygon

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pentagon in a sentence

  • A pentagon is a shape with five sides.orcrist
  • I wear this tinfoil hat to keep the Pentagon from spying on me.shekitten
  • A leaked document from the Pentagon prompted this suspicion.frpzzd
  • Pentagon officials won't say when the problem turned up and refused to discuss details about the flight.unknown
  • I'd like to see the Pentagon dismantled.shekitten
  • She'd like to see the Pentagon dismantled.shekitten

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Forms of pentagon

as a noun

plural
pentagons