flagshipn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈflaɡʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈflæɡˌʃɪp/

Forms: Also flag-ship.

Etymology: < flag n.⁴ + ship n.¹

1. A ship bearing an admiral's flag.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > flagship

admiral of the fleet1512

admiral ship1539

admiral1557

rear admiral1578

vice-admiralc1595

flag1652

flagship1672

1672 London Gaz. No. 684/4 We..believe there are several other sunk, and amongst the rest a Flagship.

1740 S. Johnson Blake in Wks. IV. 369 With the loss of one flagship, and six other men of war.

1887 Spectator 30 July 1019/1 The ‘Inflexible’, the flagship for the Admiral.

a. transferred and figurative. A leader; something that is or is held to be the best of its kind; spec. the major product, model, etc., in a company's range.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person

highesteOE

bestOE

greatest?c1225

pridec1330

crestc1400

primrosea1450

outrepass1477

A per sea1500

primrose peerless1523

prisec1540

prime1579

surquidry1607

excellency1611

nonsuchc1613

crown jewel1646

top1665

patriarch1700

pièce de résistance1793

number one1825

business1868

resistance piece1870

star1882

mostest1889

koh-i-noor1892

best-ever1905

flagship1933

the end1950

endsville1957

Big Mac1969

mack daddy1993

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > principal article of trade > esp. the best in a company's range

flagship1933

1933 M. Arlen Man's Mortality xiii. 261 Knut Helgar sat drinking lager in the control-room of his flagship, I. A. Valkyr [sc. an aircraft].

1955 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Jan. 3/1 ‘Flagship’ of the network is..what Allied calls ‘the greatest regional shopping center the nation has ever seen’.

1968 Listener 23 May 669/1 The Mirror in the past has always been the Fleet Street flagship of the Socialist party.

1976 Milestones Winter 31/1 BMW's largest six-cylinder range... Engine sizes range from the 2500 up to the 3.3-litre unit fitted to this, their flagship.

1985 Listener 14 Feb. 3/3 The flagship of the devolution strategy, the resiting of one of London's four publicly funded symphony orchestras in Nottingham, seems stuck in the Thames mud.

b. attributive or as adj. Representing the leading product, etc., in a range; specially promoted.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods > best selling or best in range

top-of-the-line1963

flagship1977

brand-leading1985

1977 Listener 20 Oct. 502/1 Flagship programmes on BBC TV were offered as remedies.

1978 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 14/5 Opel's new flagship model, the three-litre Monza coupé.

1981 Times 7 Dec. 13/8 THF's flagship hotel, Grosvenor House.

1985 Truck & Driver June 18/4 They now found themselves short of flagship trucks to sell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flagship
释义	flagshipn.adj. Brit. /ˈflaɡʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈflæɡˌʃɪp/ Forms: Also flag-ship. Etymology: < flag n.⁴ + ship n.¹ 1. A ship bearing an admiral's flag. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > flagship admiral of the fleet1512 admiral ship1539 admiral1557 rear admiral1578 vice-admiralc1595 flag1652 flagship1672 1672 London Gaz. No. 684/4 We..believe there are several other sunk, and amongst the rest a Flagship. 1740 S. Johnson Blake in Wks. IV. 369 With the loss of one flagship, and six other men of war. 1887 Spectator 30 July 1019/1 The ‘Inflexible’, the flagship for the Admiral. 2. a. transferred and figurative. A leader; something that is or is held to be the best of its kind; spec. the major product, model, etc., in a company's range. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best thing or person highesteOE bestOE greatest?c1225 pridec1330 crestc1400 primrosea1450 outrepass1477 A per sea1500 primrose peerless1523 prisec1540 prime1579 surquidry1607 excellency1611 nonsuchc1613 crown jewel1646 top1665 patriarch1700 pièce de résistance1793 number one1825 business1868 resistance piece1870 star1882 mostest1889 koh-i-noor1892 best-ever1905 flagship1933 the end1950 endsville1957 Big Mac1969 mack daddy1993 society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > principal article of trade > esp. the best in a company's range flagship1933 1933 M. Arlen Man's Mortality xiii. 261 Knut Helgar sat drinking lager in the control-room of his flagship, I. A. Valkyr [sc. an aircraft]. 1955 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Jan. 3/1 ‘Flagship’ of the network is..what Allied calls ‘the greatest regional shopping center the nation has ever seen’. 1968 Listener 23 May 669/1 The Mirror in the past has always been the Fleet Street flagship of the Socialist party. 1976 Milestones Winter 31/1 BMW's largest six-cylinder range... Engine sizes range from the 2500 up to the 3.3-litre unit fitted to this, their flagship. 1985 Listener 14 Feb. 3/3 The flagship of the devolution strategy, the resiting of one of London's four publicly funded symphony orchestras in Nottingham, seems stuck in the Thames mud. b. attributive or as adj. Representing the leading product, etc., in a range; specially promoted. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods > best selling or best in range top-of-the-line1963 flagship1977 brand-leading1985 1977 Listener 20 Oct. 502/1 Flagship programmes on BBC TV were offered as remedies. 1978 Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 14/5 Opel's new flagship model, the three-litre Monza coupé. 1981 Times 7 Dec. 13/8 THF's flagship hotel, Grosvenor House. 1985 Truck & Driver June 18/4 They now found themselves short of flagship trucks to sell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1672
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