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

Steps from City Hall, a two-acre dirt lot once promised as a flagship downtown park instead sits fenced and idle. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

These devices have seen quicker and larger price increases compared to flagship devices, for which memory is now more than a quarter of the cost. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

One of Intel’s flagship customers of its Xeon processors is Alphabet . — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Ahead of fall’s Dancing With the Stars season 35 premiere, a new spinoff is joining the franchise to determine who will become a pro dancer on the flagship series. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flagship

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

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