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flagship
[ flag-ship ]
noun
- a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- the main vessel of a shipping company.
- any of the best or largest ships or airplanes operated by a passenger line.
- the best or most important one of a group or system:
This store is the flagship of our retail chain.
adjective
- being or constituting a flagship.
flagship
/ ˈflæɡˌʃɪp /
noun
- a ship, esp in a fleet, aboard which the commander of the fleet is quartered
- the most important ship belonging to a shipping company
- a single item from a related group considered as the most important, often in establishing a public image
the nine o'clock news is the flagship of the BBC
Example Sentences
The Scottish government is again delaying its flagship plans for a National Care Service - but denies reports that the policy has been dropped.
With a decades-long career in law enforcement and at the border, all eyes will be on how he plans to cut down on illegal immigration into the US - a flagship policy of Trump's election campaign.
But she is best-known in front of the camera as part of the presenting roster for Sky Sports' Premier League coverage - including its flagship Super Sunday programme.
As host of the flagship show for 25 years, he is also one of the corporation's highest-profile presenters, earning £1.3 million last year.
Broadcaster Gary Lineker is to step down as host of flagship football programme Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands.
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