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 Century City flagship in Los Angeles, for example, carries the full women's and men's ranges alongside its more recent scrubs business, while incorporating smart fitting rooms connected to customers' membership profiles and purchase histories. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

At the time, the gallery was rapidly expanding with new initiatives and a new $100 million flagship space in Chelsea. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026

Also opening a shop in the center is Pacific Palisades fashion designer Elyse Walker, who lost her 25-year flagship location on Antioch Street to the blaze. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The firm projects that Unitree's $16,000 flagship G1 model costs just $82 a year in electricity to run for eight hours a day, but says wider adoption could add pressure to electricity systems already stretched by AI data centers. — Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 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