Definitions for flagshipˈflægˌʃɪp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
flag•shipˈflægˌʃɪp(n.)
a ship carrying the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's commander's flag.
Category: Nautical, Navy
the main vessel of a shipping line.
Category: Nautical, Navy
the most important one of a group or system.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of flagship:
1665–75
Princeton's WordNet
flagship(noun)
the chief one of a related group
"it is their flagship newspaper"
flagship(noun)
the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
Wiktionary
flagship(Noun)
In a maritime fleet, the ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
flagship(Noun)
The most important one out of a related group.
The retail company's store in London is their flagship.
Webster Dictionary
Flagship(noun)
the vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant
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