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

Africa Basel’s inaugural fair was last year, coinciding with Art Basel’s flagship annual fair in Switzerland. —Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026

The group's flagship 4x4 Grenadier is the platform for its submission to the MoD's Light Mobility Vehicle tender process. —Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 June 2026

Hadron’s flagship Halo configuration targets 10 megawatts of electricity generation. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026

From $276,741 Aston Martin’s Valhalla is not only its new flagship but the most technically advanced series-production model built by the 113-year-old British marque. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 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