Thesaurus results for FLAGSHIP

flagship

noun

Definition of flagship

as in warship

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Recent Examples of flagship International sales are managed by Entourage Media and Mediawan Kids & Family Distribution, who brought the show to this week’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre as its flagship IP. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Africa50’s flagship investments include power plants in Cameroon, Kenya, and Madagascar, as well as in data center projects in Ghana and Kenya. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Taking inspiration from bespoke Brabus supercars, the flagship delivers impressive speed, breathtaking acceleration, and precise handling. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026 The session touched on a number of other topics, including sports rights, talks with distributors and the first year of streaming flagship Fox One. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flagship

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Noun

Such an approach could create multiple defensive layers around a warship.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
North Korean state media photos showed the girl dressed in a white dress and blazer walking alongside her father on a red carpet, touring the warship and posing with sailors together.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of warship

Noun

Most reached the region by steamship to Skagway or nearby Dyea, Alaska, before attempting to cross the Coast Mountains via the White Pass or Chilkoot trails.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of steamship

Noun

The winning projects range from a floating food forest on a barge by Mary Mattingly to a nomadic dome for the exchange of Somali ancestral knowledge and contemporary art.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
According to Nova, the shipment of equipment left Seattle by barge on August 26 and should arrive at Port MacKenzie, Alaska, in early September.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

Combined booster and cruiser Under the new phase, GE Aerospace will design and develop a combined booster and cruiser configuration.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Argentina entered the Falklands conflict with powerful ships, including the cruiser General Belgrano and the aircraft carrier Veinticinco de Mayo.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruiser

Noun

With navies built around corvette-class-sized ships, Finland and Sweden have successfully stood up to Russian pressure, harassing Russian submarines that have violated their territorial seas.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of corvette

Noun

Forests delivered lumber to build ships and barrels for transporting goods that allowed the United States to become a global trading power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The Panama Canal Authority has already begun to restrict the number and size of ships allowed to pass in 2026.

— Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

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