flagship

CEFRB2

/ˈflæɡʃɪp/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The most important or best-known product or part of a group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The most important one out of a related group.

Examples

  • This school is the flagship of the university.

  • We've destroyed the enemy flagship!

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.

  2. The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To act as a flagship for.

More examples

In context

  • 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: […]

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From flag + ship.