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flag⋅ship

[flag-ship]
–noun
1. a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
2. the main vessel of a shipping line.
3. any of the best or largest ships or airplanes operated by a passenger line.
4. the best or most important one of a group or system: This store is the flagship of our retail chain.
–adjective
5. being or constituting a flagship.

Origin:
1665–75; flag 1 + ship
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flag·ship   (flāg'shĭp')   
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.

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