flagship
The ship occupied by the fleet's commanderThe ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
» This school is the flagship of the university.
Meaning
3 sensesThe ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
Flaggschiff
фла́гманский кора́бльflágmanskij koráblʹ, фла́гманflágman
фла́гманський корабе́льfláhmansʹkyj korabélʹ, фла́гманfláhman
the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies their flag
The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(attributive, broadly, often)The most important one out of a related group.
The retail company's store in London is their flagship.
фла́гманfláhman
the chief one of a related group
Examples
7 sentencesThis school is the flagship of the university.
A famous brand has opened a flagship store in my neighbourhood.
Kalman lost his flagship.
We've destroyed the enemy flagship!
ruМы уничтожили вражеский флагман!
deWir haben das Flaggschiff des Feindes zerstört!
Air Algerie is Algeria's flagship carrier.
Translations
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Origin
From flag + ship.From flag + ship.
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