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

Desperate to keep a flagship production in the city, New York sweetened the deal with tax incentives. —Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025

For example, the biggest draw in primetime, Sunday Night Football, last season averaged 19.4 million viewers per game via the NBC flagship network, while approximately 2.2 million fans streamed the games on Peacock and various other legitimate digital outlets. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Barrier #3: Hardware Availability And Fragmentation While most flagship smartphones now support eSIM, mid-tier and entry-level markets remain underserved. —Dmitri Verbovski, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The writedown, revealed in PIF’s 2024 annual report, comes as the kingdom’s flagship project, NEOM, is under review, with jobs and project scopes on the line. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 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