单词 | flagship |
释义 | flagship (once / 2248 pages) 1n 2n Traditionally, the commander of a navy traveled in the flagship, which was distinguished by flying his distinctive flag. You can also call the ship in the front of a fleet the flagship. The flagship is generally the most powerful in some way — better armed, or larger, than the ships that follow it. Ultimately, the most important thing about a flagship is that it's first. Based on this meaning, another kind of flagship is something that's the first, best, or biggest example of something — a product, store, or program, for example. Starbucks' enormous flagship coffee shop, the company's largest and fanciest shop, is in Seattle, Washington. WORD FAMILYflagship: flagships USAGE EXAMPLESEach year, the society hosts a number of flagship shows to promote the sector, including the Chelsea and the Tatton Park flower shows. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Speaking of Texas, Dallas boutique Forty Five Ten this month opened a massive 37,000-square-foot flagship downtown. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) One of the government's flagship home ownership programmes ends on Saturday, amidst both praise and criticism. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1 n the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag 2Hyper ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight n the chief one of a related group it is their flagship newspaper Hyper thing an artifact |
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