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Vinony

flagship

noun

  1. vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡʃɪp/

noun

Etymology: From flag + ship.

  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. The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
  3. The most important one out of a related group.

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

    “Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo considered the two smartphones together, and claimed them worthy flagships for Android: […]”

verb

Etymology: From flag + ship.

  1. To act as a flagship for.