Gotham's flagship orchestra is keeping busy in the city's increasingly active preseason schedule.
flagship missions at risk as astrophysics funding shrinks.
The polar bear has become the flagship species in the climate-change discussion.
It will always be synonymous with the flagship operation of its heyday, the dreaded prefrontal lobotomy.
It is the number one priority for astrophysics and is a flagship mission that cannot be done any other way.
It seems churlish to criticize even mildly the flagship public radio news shows-their reliable excellence deserves lavish praise.
It's our flagship apartment, the top of the line-with a triple exposure.
They're the flagship of this company, because they're spreading over to such a wide audience.
It is losing money and subscribers at its flagship channel.
The trick for a showcase, typically a flagship store in a big city centre, is to keep the customers rolling in.
British Dictionary definitions for flagship
flagship
/ˈflæɡˌʃɪp/
noun
1.
a ship, esp in a fleet, aboard which the commander of the fleet is quartered
2.
the most important ship belonging to a shipping company
3.
a single item from a related group considered as the most important, often in establishing a public image: the nine o'clock news is the flagship of the BBC
Word Origin and History for flagship
n.
1670s, ship bearing an admiral's flag, from flag (n.) + ship (n.). Figurative use by 1933.
Slang definitions & phrases for flagship
flagship
modifier
: and not one damn word in the nation's flagship papers
noun
The most imposing constituent; premier specimen: This car's the flagship of the line(1955+)