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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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We now signaled the flagship of Helium's navy to approach, and when she was within hailing distance I called out that we had the Princess Dejah Thoris on board, and that we wished to transfer her to the flagship that she might be taken immediately to the city.
Two hours afterwards, the other vessels had overtaken the flagship, and the three, not venturing perhaps to enter the narrow entrance of the harbor, cast anchor between Havre and La Heve.
I was about to ask Kantos Kan to prosecute a further search for her when a flier from the flagship of the fleet arrived at the Xavarian with an officer bearing a message to Kantos Kan from Arras.
 
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