flagship

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈflæɡʃɪp/

Noun

flagship (plural flagships)

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

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

Synonyms

• (most important one) chief, primary, principal, showcase

Translations

• French: navire amiral, bateau amiral, vaisseau amiral
• German: Flaggschiff
• Italian: nave ammiraglia, ammiraglia, principale
• Portuguese: navio-almirante, capitânia, nau capitânia
• Russian: фла́гманский кора́бль
• Spanish: buque insignia

Translations

• French: bateau amiral, navire amiral, vaisseau amiral
• Italian: punta di diamante, fiore all'occhiello
• Portuguese: carro-chefe
• Spanish: buque insignia

Verb

flagship (flagships, present participle flagshipping; past and past participle flagshipped)

1. To act as a flagship for

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