flagship

[ flag-ship ]

/ ˈflægˌʃɪp /

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noun

a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.

the main vessel of a shipping company.

any of the best or largest ships or airplanes operated by a passenger line.

the best or most important one of a group or system: This store is the flagship of our retail chain.

adjective

being or constituting a flagship.

RELATED WORDS

bellwether, forerunner, head, chief

Nearby words

flagpole, flagrant, flagrante delicto, flagrantly, flags, flagship, flagstad, flagstad, kirsten, flagstaff, flagstick, flagstone

Origin of flagship

First recorded in 1665–75; flag¹ + ship¹

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As usual, the chief attention was given to the flagship, which was struck again and again by the flying shot and shell.
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For this flagship three consorts were supplied, under the direction of the French government.
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British Dictionary definitions for flagship

flagship

/ (ˈflæɡˌʃɪp) /

noun

a ship, esp in a fleet, aboard which the commander of the fleet is quartered

the most important ship belonging to a shipping company

a single item from a related group considered as the most important, often in establishing a public imagethe nine o'clock news is the flagship of the BBC

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