pentagon

[ pen-tuh-gon, -guh n ]
/ ˈpɛn təˌgɒn, -gən /

noun

a polygon having five angles and five sides.
the Pentagon,
  1. a building in Arlington, Virginia, having a plan in the form of a regular pentagon, containing most U.S. Defense Department offices.
  2. the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. military establishment.

Origin of pentagon

1560–70; < Late Latin pentagōnum < Greek pentágōnon, noun use of neuter of pentágōnos five-angled. See penta-, -gon

OTHER WORDS FROM pentagon

pen·tag·o·nal [pen-tag-uh-nl] /pɛnˈtæg ə nl/, adjective pen·tag·o·nal·ly, adverb sub·pen·tag·o·nal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pentagon (1 of 2)

pentagon
/ (ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn) /

noun

a polygon having five sides

Derived forms of pentagon

pentagonal (pɛnˈtæɡənəl), adjective

British Dictionary definitions for pentagon (2 of 2)

Pentagon
/ (ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn) /

noun

the five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia, that houses the headquarters of the US Department of Defense
the military leadership of the US

Scientific definitions for pentagon

pentagon
[ pĕntə-gŏn′ ]

A polygon having five sides.

Other words from pentagon

pentagonal adjective (pĕn-tăgə-nəl)

Cultural definitions for pentagon (1 of 2)

Pentagon

An immense five-sided building in Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., that serves as headquarters for the Department of Defense.

notes for Pentagon

The term is often used to refer to the Department of Defense or the military: “The Pentagon agreed today to submit the modified weapons plan to the president.”

notes for Pentagon

The Pentagon was severely damaged by the September 11 attacks.

Cultural definitions for pentagon (2 of 2)

pentagon

A polygon having five sides.

notes for pentagon

The Pentagon is a huge five-sided building near Washington, D.C., that contains offices of the Department of Defense.