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flagship

[flag-ship]

noun

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

  2. the main vessel of a shipping company.

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

  4. the best or most important one of a group or system.

    This store is the flagship of our retail chain.



adjective

  1. being or constituting a flagship.

flagship

/ ˈڱæɡˌʃɪ /

noun

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

  2. the most important ship belonging to a shipping company

  3. a single item from a related group considered as the most important, often in establishing a public image

    the nine o'clock news is the flagship of the BBC

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flagship1

First recorded in 1665–75; flag 1 + ship 1
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Worse still, this flagship project failed in front of his eyes.

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Under the rallying cry “No Kings,” the movement’s flagship demonstration is happening in Philadelphia, while cities like New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, London and Nairobi are also seeing crowds.

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OpenAI’s developer community debates the “em dash habit” of its flagship product.

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This summer, that vision becomes reality as Soul & Smoke, the beloved casual BBQ joint from Evanston, Illinois, expands its flagship location—turning a once-humble smoke shack into a destination for refined, fire-driven dining.

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Mayers’ flagship events helped usher in the modern era of American music festivals.

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