flagship
flagship · flagships · flagshipped · flagshipping
To act as a flagship forTo act as a flagship for.
/ˈflæɡʃɪp/
» This school is the flagship of the university.
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo act as a flagship for.
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! — Biga
deWir haben das Flaggschiff des Feindes zerstört! — xtofu80
Air Algerie is Algeria's flagship carrier.
Origin
From flag + ship.From flag + ship.
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Forms
flagships, flagshipping, flagshipped, flagshipped| Base form | flagship · to flagship |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flagships |
| Present participle | flagshipping |
| Past simple | flagshipped |
| Past participle | flagshipped |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle