Definition of flagship
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 series, network, or chain the company's flagship store
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Examples of flagship in a Sentence
the flagship of the Atlantic fleet
Recent Examples of flagship from the Web
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Its flagship site was blocked in 2009 after ethnic unrest in western China; Instagram followed in 2014 during protests that fall in Hong Kong.
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Rachel Aretakis/Courier-Journal/USA TODAY Network There’s a lot to like about LouVino, including an expansion to Douglass Hills almost one year ago that added a sister location to its flagship spot in the Highlands.
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Now’s flagship show, Insecure, makes a bid for black viewers who fall into that demographic.
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Charlottesville, a city of close to 50,000 and home to the prestigious public flagship campus of the University of Virginia, had become increasingly tense as the rally approached.
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For its flagship drug Adcetris, by contrast, that figure is $306 million.
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The company has occupied its existing Chicago flagship, a converted four-story building at 679 N. Michigan, since 2003.
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Riscky’s original flagship opens 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily except Sundays.
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Verve Coffee Roasters While the Santa Cruz native has several L.A. locations, none measures up to the Spring Street flagship.
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First Known Use of flagship
1672
FLAGSHIP Defined for English Language Learners
flagship
playDefinition of flagship for English Language Learners
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: the ship that carries the commander of a group of ships
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: the best, largest, or most important one of a group of things (such as products, stores, etc.)
FLAGSHIP Defined for Kids
flagship
playDefinition of flagship for Students
: the ship carrying the commander of a group of ships and flying a flag that tells the commander's rank
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