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

In a short statement sent Thursday afternoon, Sharp HealthCare confirmed the arrangement, saying that its Mesa Vista facility on the campus of its flagship Sharp Memorial Hospital has the capacity to handle Palomar’s anticipated referral increase. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024

The midtown Tres Hermanas remains the flagship, its colorful walls and weaving iron vines painting a quaint interior that fills up even during weekday lunches. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024

Following his 2010 departure, O’Brien would go on to helm his flagship TBS late-night talk show Conan for an 11-season run. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024

In August, Carlyle closed its 8th flagship fund at $14.8 billion—far from the up to $27 billion reportedly targeted in 2021 under a previous CEO. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024

Production has also been slowed because of an update to the Model 3 production line at Tesla’s flagship factory in Fremont, California. —William Gavin, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

The sharp lines and angles in the exterior bodywork were a nod to the company’s flagship Aventador. —Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024

The new bakery will be Three Dog’s fifth in the Kansas City area and considered the company’s flagship shop. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024

But the Search company has always stuck to releasing one or two versions of its flagship smartphones, even during the carefree Nexus days. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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