Definition of FLAGSHIP

flagship

Plural: flagships

Noun

  • The leading or most important item, product, or entity.
  • the chief one of a related group
    • "it is their flagship newspaper"
  • the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
  • The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
  • The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
  • The most important one out of a related group.

Verb

  • To act as a flagship for.

Examples

  • His 7-letter bingo was the FLAGSHIP play of the entire Words With Friends game.
  • The retail company's store in London is their flagship.

Origin / Etymology

From flag + ship.

Synonyms

admiral, admiral ship, chief, primary, principal, showcase

Scrabble Score: 17

flagship: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flagship: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flagship: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

flagship: valid Words With Friends Word