Flagship

Quick meaning: Flagship is a noun meaning (nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

Meaning

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

More Meanings

1. (nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
2. (by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
3. (transitive) To act as a flagship for.

Example Sentences

The retail company's store in London is their flagship.

Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo considered the two smartphones together, and claimed them worthy flagships for Android: […]

After Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea, the Moskva, sank last week, the authorities said that the entire crew of more than 500 had been rescued.

Transport Minister Baroness Vere has conceded that the Government does not yet know how its flagship £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan "will actually work on the ground".

Word Forms

• flagships
• flagshipping
• flagshipped

Synonyms for flagship

Depending on context, synonyms include admiral, chief, primary, principal, showcase.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pennant, pilot, flag, flagpole, admiral, gunboat.

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