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flagship
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flag·ship  (flgshp)
n.
1. A ship that carries a fleet or squadron commander and bears the commander's flag.
2. The chief one of a related group: the flagship of a newspaper chain; the flagship of a line of reference books.

flagship [ˈflægˌʃɪp]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a ship, esp in a fleet, aboard which the commander of the fleet is quartered
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the most important ship belonging to a shipping company
3. (Business / Marketing) 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flagship - the chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper"
thing - an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
2.flagship - the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
flagship [ˈflægʃɪp] N
1. (Naut) → buque m insignia, buque m almirante
2. (fig) → punta f de lanza
the newspaper is the flagship of his media empireel periódico es la punta de lanza de su imperio mediático
flagship [ˈflægʃɪp]
n
(= ship) → vaisseau m amiral
(fig) (= most important product) → produit m phare (= most important shop) → magasin m fleuron
modif [store, policy, product] → phare
flagship [ˈflægˌʃɪp] nnave f ammiraglia (fig) → fiore all'occhiello
flagship [ˈflægˌʃɪp] nnave f ammiraglia (fig) → fiore all'occhiello


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But none of that is stopping Prada from proceeding with its massive project on Rodeo, or its three other major flagships -- the former Guggenheim SoHo location in lower Manhattan, a nine-story tower in San Francisco and a 21,000-square-foot store in Tokyo.
Our performance led us to accelerate plans for additional flagship locations throughout the country bringing the total number to six, including our three existing Tokyo flagships.
 
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