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

The announcement signals a potential compromise in a standoff that had threatened to delay Bell’s confirmation and raised broader questions about governance at Florida’s flagship university. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

The company’s flagship Grok models have faced persistent criticism for lagging behind competitors from Anthropic and OpenAI in benchmark performance. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026

The Hisense 85-inch E7 Cinema Series 4K Smart TV is a monstrous, high-quality flagship screen, and this is probably the best time all year to buy it for your wall. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026

It will now be called Sei Pizza Bar and will continue offering dine-in and takeout, but will be more of a neighborhood spot with the new location further west being Joo’s flagship and more of a dining destination. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 June 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