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 first global Jo Malone flagship was built in Tokyo, for instance. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Alexa+ gave the company’s flagship assistant a smarter, more human upgrade and added AI capabilities such as booking restaurants. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Har, the Hong Kong director, tells TAN that the gallery is up-to-date on rent on its flagship H Queen’s venue. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Fox did live-stream the rally online, but for the president, not getting attention on the flagship channel is undoubtedly a slight. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 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