Flagship

Definitions

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.
   attributive, broadly, often

Equivalents

27 more languages

العربيةسفينة القائدسَفِينَةُ الْقِيَادَة

Bosanskiadmiralski brod

Češtinavlajková loď

Danskflagskib

Ελληνικάναυαρχίδα

Esperantoĉefŝipo

Eestilipulaev

Suomilippulaiva

Gaeilgebratlong

Hrvatskiadmiralski brod

Magyarzászlóshajó

Íslenskaflaggskip

Italianoammiragliafiore all'occhiellonave ammiragliaprincipalepunta di diamante+ 2 more

日本語旗艦

ქართულიფლაგმანი

한국어기함

Lietuviųflagmanas

Nederlandsvlaggenschip

Polskiflagowiecflagowyokręt flagowy

Portuguêscapitâniacarro-chefenau capitânianavio-almirante+ 1 more

Românănavă-amiral

Русскийфлагманфла́гманский кора́бль

Српскиadmiralski brod

Svenskaflaggskepp

Türkçeamiral gemisibayrak gemisi

Українськафлагманфлагманський

Tiếng Việtkì hạmsoái hạm

Examples

“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.”

“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: […]”

“Next year, Stella McCartney’s London flagship store will move⟳ from Bruton Street to a landmark Old Bond Street location. The move⟳ is the most prominent symbol of the label’s strong financial results.”

“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".”

“The latest prime minister, the recently reappointed Sébastien Lecornu, may have⟳ bought himself a stay⟳ of execution on Tuesday, sacrificing Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pensions overhaul in exchange⟳ for opposition Socialist votes as the price for his government’s survival.”

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