flagship
Collocations
4ADJ.
black, lost
VERB + FLAGSHIP
charge, destroyed, opened
FLAGSHIP + NOUN
carrier, rpg, university
PREP.
after, in
Definitions
noun
The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
After Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea, the Moskva, sank last week, the authorities said that the entire crew of more than 500 had been rescued.
The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
The most important one out of a related group.
The retail company's store in London is their flagship.
Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo considered the two smartphones together, and claimed them worthy flagships for Android: […]
verb
To act as a flagship for.
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6After Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea, the Moskva, sank last week, the authorities said that the entire crew of more than 500 had been rescued.
WiktionaryThe retail company's store in London is their flagship.
WiktionaryArs Technica’s Ron Amadeo considered the two smartphones together, and claimed them worthy flagships for Android: […]
WiktionaryWe've destroyed the enemy flagship!
Tatoeba · #328584This school is the flagship of the university.
Tatoeba · #9948823Captain Jackson is in charge of the flagship.
Tatoeba · #9962855