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(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

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flagship

Source Word

flagship

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

attributive broadly often

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

Japanese Meaning

旗艦 – 艦隊の指揮官（通常は提督）が乗艦し、自身の旗を掲げる船を指す。

The admiral ordered his flagship to lead the fleet through the narrow strait at dawn.

提督は夜明けに旗艦に艦隊を狭い海峡で先導させるよう命じた。

Sense（1）

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.

The retail company's store in London is their flagship.

flagships

（ plural ）