flagship

noun

flag·​ship ˈflag-ˌship 

1

: the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet and flies the commander's flag

2

: the finest, largest, or most important one of a group of things (such as products, stores, etc.)

—often used before another noun

the company's flagship store

The traveling media crew comprises seven beat writers and a reporter from WFAN, the team's flagship station and the granddaddy of all-sports radio.

—Hank Hersch

Examples of flagship in a Sentence

the flagship of the Atlantic fleet

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, the company's also trying to broaden the Xbox brand beyond such flagship devices. —NPR, 18 Oct. 2025

Last week, the state of Rhode Island released a feasibility study on the benefits of opening a medical school at its flagship university. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

In a big boost for the luxury market in India, Galeries Lafayette has joined with the Aditya Birla Group to open its first flagship store in the country, a 90,000-square-foot unit that is seen as a turning point in Indian retail. —Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

Pedestrians pass a Huawei Technologies Co. flagship store in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flagship

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

Kids Definition

flagship

noun

flag·​ship ˈflag-ˌship 

1

: the ship carrying the commander of a group of ships and flying the flag that tells the commander's rank

2

: the best, largest, or most important one of a group of things

the store is the company's flagship