flagship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From flag + ship.
Meanings
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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.
2022 April 21, Neil MacFarquhar, Alina Lobzina, “With sunken warship, Russian disinformation faces a test.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
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(attributive, broadly, often) The most important one out of a related group.
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.
2025 October 15, Jon Henley, “France’s parliamentary permacrisis is the dawning of a new political reality”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo considered the two smartphones together, and claimed them worthy flagships for Android: […]
2015 October 20, Stuart Dredge, “Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P review roundup: impressive Android flagships”, in The Guardian: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.
2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in The Guardian:The retail company's store in London is their flagship.
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".
2022 January 12, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information”, in RAIL, number 948, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flagships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
admiral · admiral ship · primary · chief · principal · showcase
Translations (83)
ar سَفِينَةُ الْقَائِد (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · ru фла́гман (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · uk фла́гман (the most important one out of a related group) · ka საფლანგო ხომალდი (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es capitana (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · lv admirāļa kuģis (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es nave capitana (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · fr navire amiral (the most important one out of a related group) · da flagskib (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · grc στρατηγὶς ναῦς (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · be фла́гман (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · et lipulaev (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · cs vlajková loď (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · it punta di diamante (the most important one out of a related group) · tr amiral gemisi (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pt navio-almirante (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · nds-de Flaggschipp (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · nrf amitha (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · sv flaggskepp (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es fontal (the most important one out of a related group) · fr phare (the most important one out of a related group) · ka ფლაგმანი (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · sh адмиралски брод (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pl okręt flagowy (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · ja 旗艦 (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · da flagskib (the most important one out of a related group) · bg фла́гмански ко́раб (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · be фла́гманскі карабе́ль (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · it fiore all'occhiello (the most important one out of a related group) · it ammiraglia (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · ko 기함 (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · cs vlajková loď (the most important one out of a related group) · nb flaggskip (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · ru фла́гманский кора́бль (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · el ναυαρχίδα (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pl flagowa rzecz (the most important one out of a related group) · ky флагман (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · uk фла́гманський корабе́ль (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · lt flagmanas (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · it nave ammiraglia (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · vi soái hạm (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · fr vaisseau amiral (the most important one out of a related group) · sl poveljniška ladja (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · hy ֆլագմանական նավ (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · sk vlajková loď (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pt capitânia (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es fénix (the most important one out of a related group) · lv flagmanis (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · fr fleuron (the most important one out of a related group) · he אוניית דגל (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es buque insignia (the most important one out of a related group) · nn flaggskip (the most important one out of a related group) · fi lippulaiva (the most important one out of a related group) · bg фла́гман (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · ar سَفِينَةُ الْقِيَادَة (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · ro navă-amiral (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es buque insignia (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pt carro-chefe (the most important one out of a related group) · ga bratlong (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es buque almirante (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · hu zászlóshajó (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · it principale (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · hy ֆլագման (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · nb flaggskip (the most important one out of a related group) · kk флагман (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · fr navire amiral (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pt nau capitânia (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · fr vaisseau amiral (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · eo ĉefŝipo (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · nn flaggskip (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · sv flaggskepp (the most important one out of a related group) · uk фла́гман (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · sh admiralski brod (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · fr bateau amiral (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · nl vlaggenschip (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · de Flaggschiff (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · es premier (the most important one out of a related group) · fi lippulaiva (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · pl flagowiec (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · cmn 旗艦 /旗舰 (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · is flaggskip (ship occupied by the fleet's commander) · cmn 旗艦 /旗舰 (the most important one out of a related group) · tr bayrak gemisi (ship occupied by the fleet's commander)