flagship
English
/ˈflæɡʃɪp/
noun
Definitions
- (maritime) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
- (maritime) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
- (by extension) The most important one out of a related group.
Etymology
Compound from English flag (computer science true-or-false value, either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred requesting that a certain optional action take place, flag) + English ship (relationship).
Origin
English
ship
Gloss
relationship
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Earthship English
- airship English
- amidship English
- antiflag English
- antiship English
- apartheid flag English
- astroship English
- battleship English
- beflag English
- bioship English
- bitflag English
- blockship English
- crackship English
- disship English
- drillship English
- dropship English
- enship English
- fireship English
- flag English
- flag-bearer English
- flag-happy English
- flagball English
- flagfall English
- flagfish English
- flaggable English
- flagger English
- flaggeth English
- flaggy English
- flaghopper English
- flagless English
- flaglet English
- flaglike English
- flagmaker English
- flagmaking English
- flagman English
- flagperson English
- flagpole English
- flagpost English
- flagroot English
- flagstaff English
- flagstick English
- flagstone English
- flagtail English
- flagwaver English
- flagwaving English
- flagwoman English
- flagworm English
- foreship English
- guardship English
- gunship English
- inship English
- lightship English
- lodeship English
- longship English
- megaship English
- midship English
- miniflag English
- multiship English
- reflag English
- reship English
- rocketship English
- sailship English
- schoolship English
- scoutship English
- sealship English
- seedship English
- ship English
- ship-rigged English
- shipboard English
- shipborne English
- shipbound English
- shipbreach English
- shipbreaker English
- shipbreaking English
- shipbroker English
- shipbroking English
- shipbuilder English
- shipbuilding English
- shipfic English
- shipful English
- shipfyrd English
- shipgirl English
- shiphandler English
- shiphandling English
- shipholder English
- shipholding English
- shipkiller English
- shiplap English
- shipless English
- shiplet English
- shiplike English
- shipling English
- shipload English
- shiplord English
- shiply English
- shipman English
- shipmaster English
- shipmate English
- shipment English
- shipowner English
- shipowning English
- shippability English
- shippable English
- shippage English
- shipper English
- shippery English
- shipping English
- shippy English
- shiproom English
- shipshape English
- shipside English
- shipspeak English
- shipstuff English
- shipward English
- shipwards English
- shipway English
- shipwide English
- shipworker English
- shipworm English
- shipwreck English
- shipwrecker English
- shipwright English
- shipyard English
- skyship English
- spaceship English
- starship English
- steamship English
- stiffship English
- storeship English
- supership English
- swanship English
- tankship English
- timeship English
- towship English
- tranship English
- transship English
- troopship English
- unflag English
- unship English
- warship English
- whaleship English
- Flagge German
- flag Dutch, Flemish
- vlag Dutch, Flemish
- flag Portuguese
- シップ Japanese
- フラグ Japanese
- フラッグ Japanese
- flag Middle English
- ship Middle English
- flag Danish
- flago Esperanto
- ŝipo Esperanto
- ফ্ল্যাগ Bengali
- bōļeak Marshallese
- bōļāāk Marshallese
- iflegi Xhosa
- plak Tok Pisin
- sip Tok Pisin
- sipi Sranan Tongo
- sipw Chuukese
- felaaki Woleaian
- flag
- ship
- enship
- shiply
- reflag
- flaggy
- unflag
- inship
- shippy
- unship
- beflag
- reship
- midship
- shiplap
- disship
- shipfic
- shiplet
- shipful
- bioship
- shipman
- gunship
- airship
- flagman
- flaglet
- towship
- warship
- shipper
- flagger
- shipway
- skyship
- bitflag
- shiplord
- flagtail
- flagfish
- amidship
- flagpole
- shipwide
- seedship
- dropship
- tranship
- flaggeth
- antiship
- foreship
- sealship
- flagball
- shipyard
- flaglike
- lodeship
- longship
- swanship
- timeship
- shipfyrd
- megaship
- shipgirl
- shipping
- flagworm
- shippage
- sailship
- flagroot
- shipless
- shippery
- shipside
- flagless
- flagfall
- flagpost
- shipling
- tankship
- antiflag
- shipmate
- shiproom
- shipward
- shipworm
- shipment
- fireship
- shiplike
- miniflag
- starship
- shipload
- astroship
- flagstaff
- transship
- flagwoman
- shippable
- supership
- flagstick
- Earthship
- shipowner
- lightship
- shipspeak
- steamship
- shipboard
- blockship
- shipborne
- crackship
- storeship
- flagwaver
- guardship
- flagstone
- stiffship
- drillship
- shipshape
- flaggable
- troopship
- shipstuff
- shipwreck
- shipbound
- scoutship
- spaceship
- whaleship
- flagmaker
- multiship
- shipwards
- shipwright
- flagperson
- flag-happy
- shipmaster
- shipbroker
- rocketship
- shipholder
- flaghopper
- shipkiller
- flagmaking
- shipworker
- shipbreach
- battleship
- shipowning
- schoolship
- flagwaving
- shipbuilder
- shipwrecker
- ship-rigged
- flag-bearer
- shiphandler
- shipbroking
- shipbreaker
- shipholding
- shippability
- shipbreaking
- shiphandling
- shipbuilding
- apartheid flag