flagship

flagship Definition

flag·ship (flag′s̸hip′)

noun

the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or other large naval unit and displays his flag
the finest, largest, or newest ship of a steamship line
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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