flagship

flagship

flag·ship / ˈflagˌship/ • n. the ship in a fleet that carries the commanding admiral. ∎  the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization: this bill is the flagship of the administration's legislative program | [as adj.] their flagship product.

Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"flagship." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"flagship." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flagship.html

"flagship." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flagship.html

Learn more about citation styles

flagship

flagship, in navies, the ship that carries an admiral's flag or, in merchant shipping lines, the ship of the commodore or senior captain of the line.

Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"flagship." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"flagship." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-flagship.html

"flagship." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-flagship.html

Learn more about citation styles

flagship

flagship n. the ship in a fleet that carries the commanding admiral.

Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"flagship." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"flagship." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flagship.html

"flagship." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flagship.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

FLAGSHIP EASTBOURNE UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP.
Newspaper article from: Eastbourne Herald (Eastbourne, England); 3/13/2006
Flagship KO blow feature.(Racing)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 12/15/2000
BNSF, Maersk offer 'Flagship' service.(industry outlook)
Magazine article from: Railway Age; 4/27/2012

Facts and information from other sites

Pictures from Google Image Search

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture

See more pictures of flagship