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Flagship

//ˈflæɡʃɪp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

    "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."

  2. 2
    the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies their flag wordnet
  3. 3
    The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
  4. 4
    the chief one of a related group wordnet
  5. 5
    The most important one out of a related group. attributive, broadly, often

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

Verb
  1. 1
    To act as a flagship for.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From flag + ship.

Etymology 2

From flag + ship.

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