flagship

Pluralflagships

Formsflagships, flagshipping, flagshipped

1. 1
   main productnouncountablebefore a noun

   The most important one in a group of things, like a company's main store or product.

   The flagship store downtown is much bigger than the other shops.

   This laptop is the company's flagship this year.

   Similarshowpiece, centerpiece

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2. 2
   admiral's shipnouncountable

   The ship that carries the leader of a group of navy ships and flies the leader's flag.

   The admiral stayed on the flagship for the whole trip.

   A message from the flagship told the other ships to turn back.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   The most important ship in a navy or in a company's group of ships.

   The cruise company's flagship is its newest and biggest ship.

   The old boat was once the flagship of the whole fishing fleet.

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4. 4
   head a groupverbtransitive

   To be the most important ship or thing in a group.

   The aircraft carrier will flagship the fleet during the trip.

   The company's newest phone flagships its whole lineup.

   Similarlead, spearhead, head

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