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

Signet has started with sharpening the branding sword for its core flagship brands – Kay, Zales and Jared. —Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

This tool takes a selection of news stories from TIME’s flagship newsletter, The Brief, which is curated by a TIME editor. —Time Staff, Time, 16 June 2025

The reappointment injects fresh certainty into an volatile moment for Florida’s flagship university, which remains without a permanent president and with no clear plan for finding one after the state university system’s Board of Governors voted 10-6 last Tuesday to reject Ono’s nomination. —Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 14 June 2025

However, its flagship chatbot just got trounced by a 46-year-old device at one of the world’s oldest games of skill. —Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 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