flagship

== English == === Etymology === From flag +‎ ship. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflæɡʃɪp/ === Noun === flagship (plural flagships) (nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag. Synonyms: admiral, admiral ship (nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet. (by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group. Synonyms: chief, primary, principal, showcase ==== Derived terms ==== flagship species ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flagship (third-person singular simple present flagships, present participle flagshipping, simple past and past participle flagshipped) To act as a flagship for. === References === “flagship”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.