flagship
pronunciation
How to pronounce flagship in British English:
UK [ˈflægʃɪp]
How to pronounce flagship in American English:
US [ˈflæɡˌʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- the chief one of a related group
- the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
Word Origin
- flagship (n.)
- also flag-ship, 1670s, a warship bearing the flag of an admiral, vice-admiral, or rear-admiral, from flag (n.) + ship (n.). Properly, at sea, a flag is the banner by which an admiral is distinguished from the other ships in his squadron, other banners being ensigns, pendants, standards, etc. Figurative use by 1933.
Example
- 1. The feature likely will appear first on audi 's a8 flagship sedan .
- 2. Even its flagship five-and-dime outlets not only survived the onset of shopping malls , but thrived within them .
- 3. The look of the long-awaited rlx , the brand 's flagship , did nothing to change that impression . "
- 4. The fruit from the 1879 vineyard soon became the backbone of brockway 's flagship wine .
- 5. Benz 's new flagship car is said to be the first ever able to drive itself .