flagship

1. The 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

2. The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.

3. (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

1. This school is the flagship of the university.

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2. A famous brand has opened a flagship store in my neighbourhood.

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3. Kalman lost his flagship.

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4. We've destroyed the enemy flagship!

   ruМы уничтожили вражеский флагман!

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5. Air Algerie is Algeria's flagship carrier.

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