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

Both 2020 flagships have received more quarterly security updates this year. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Other flagship models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have achieved roughly 1 percent, if not lower. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025

Now, 10 weeks into his presidency, Trump's flagship tariffs policy is stoking fears of a recession, and his polling numbers on the economy have been in retreat. —Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025

For the first time ever, the Easter Bunny will be visiting Macy’s flagship store. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flagship

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

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