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flagship Definition

flag·ship (flags̸hip′)

noun

  1. the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or other large naval unit and displays his flag
  2. the finest, largest, or newest ship of a steamship line
  3. the finest, largest, or most important member or part as of a group, broadcast network, etc.

flagship Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: On October 27 Ajax became the flagship of Commodore Harry Harwood's South America Division.
  • include: The ships lost included the fleets flagship, HMS Association, the Romney and the Eagle.

Adjective modifier

  • 4's: She is now moving up to be a regular anchor on Channel 4's youth flagship shows T4 and Pure T4.
  • French: Soon after, the Alexander ' s raking shots started a fire in the stern chain of the French flagship.
  • new: New flagship the voyage from japan an exact sister other researchers are.
  • current: Much of the debate focuses on BBC1's current affairs flagship, Panorama, which in 2000 was shifted to Sunday night at 10:15pm.
  • own: Villeneuve lost the ability to fight a coherent battle and largely lost control of all his forces save his own flagship.

Modifies a noun

  • store: Spain: Largest flagship store of Zara in Sweden.
  • showroom: Sue Timney Sue Launched Sue Timney Limited with the Opening of flagship showrooms in London ' s Notting Hill in 2003.
  • product: The Cyclone 3000 is the flagship product of the Cyclone range.
  • catchment: The program will endeavor to promote continued operation of the flagship catchments as major national facilities beyond 2005.
  • project: There will be a couple of flagship content projects for the site.
  • brand: Its flagship brand of Lambert & Butler maintained its leadership with share of 16 % .

Noun used with modifier

  • government: The latest skirmish concerns a story in the government flagship daily, the Herald.
  • ft: There are 12 showrooms nationwide, with a 3000 sq ft flagship store in London's West End.
  • fleet: A German fleet... needs 1 fleet flagship, 2 squadrons of eight battleships each, 2 reserve battleships.

Possessives

  • government: The government's flagship White Paper, due to be published this afternoon, has been criticized for pandering to the middle-classes.
  • company: The company's flagship remains Lavender's Delicatessen and Coffee Shop in Alverton Street.

Preposition: of

  • fleet: The reasons why the flagship of the fleet disappeared beneath the waves yesterday ( July 19, 1545 ) remain a mystery.
  • family: More information CyberGuard TSP 5100 The 5100 is the flagship of the TSP family.

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