flagship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
  2. The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
  3. The most important one out of a related group.
verb
  1. To act as a flagship for.

Pronunciation

/ˈflæɡʃɪp/ en-us-flagship.ogg en-au-flagship.ogg

Word forms

flagship flagships flagshipping flagshipped

Etymology

From flag + ship.

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