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flagship

Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡʃɪp/

The English word “flagship” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
  2. The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
  3. The most important one out of a related group.

verb

  1. To act as a flagship for.

Etymology

From flag + ship.

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