flagship
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flagship
- /ˈflæɡʃɪp/
Where it comes from
From flag + ship.
noun flagships
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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.
Similar: admiral, admiral ship
- 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.
verb flagships · flagshipping · flagshipped
- To act as a flagship for.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pennant, pilot, flag, flagpole, admiral, gunboat, banner, ship, standard-bearer, lighthouse, headlight, headlamp, figurehead, hub, bastion, bulwark
Translations
Every language
noun ship occupied by the fleet's commander
| Español | buque insignia, capitana, nave capitana, buque almirante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기함 giham |
| 日本語 | 旗艦 kikan |
| 中文 | 旗艦 /旗舰 qíjiàn |
| Português | navio-almirante, capitânia, nau capitânia |
| Français | navire amiral, bateau amiral, vaisseau amiral |
| Deutsch | Flaggschiff |
| Italiano | nave ammiraglia, ammiraglia, principale |
| Ελληνικά | ναυαρχίδα navarchída |
| Română | navă-amiral |
| Русский | фла́гманский кора́бль flágmanskij koráblʹ, фла́гман flágman |
| Tiếng Việt | soái hạm |
| العربية | سَفِينَةُ الْقَائِد safīnatu l-qāʔid, سَفِينَةُ الْقِيَادَة safīnatu l-qiyāda |
| עברית | אוניית דגל |
noun the most important one out of a related group
| Español | buque insignia, fontal, fénix, premier |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 旗艦 /旗舰 qíjiàn |
| Português | carro-chefe |
| Français | vaisseau amiral, navire amiral, fleuron, phare |
| Italiano | punta di diamante, fiore all'occhiello |
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title = {flagship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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