Definition
Plural of flagship; the main ships in a fleet that carry the commanding officer, or more generally, the most important or prominent things in a group.
Etymology
From 'flag' (Scandinavian origin) plus 'ship' (from Old English 'scip'). A flagship is literally the ship that flies the admiral's flag, and the term has been extended metaphorically to mean 'the most important one.'
Kelly Says
The metaphorical use of 'flagship' is brilliant—we now talk about 'flagship products,' 'flagship stores,' and 'flagship universities,' all using the naval concept of the chief vessel to mean 'the most important or representative example'!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
旗舰 אני
qi-jian a-ni
ARالعربية
سفينة الراية
sa-fi-nah al-ra-yah
BNবাংলা
প্রধান জাহাজ
pro-dha-na ja-ha-aj
CACatalà
vaixell amiral
va-i-xel a-mi-ral
CSČeština
vlajkové lodě
vlaj-ko-ve lo-de
DADansk
flagskibe
flag-ski-be
DEDeutsch
Flagschiffe
flag-shif-fe
ELΕλληνικά
πλοία σημαίας
p-lio-ia se-ma-ias
ESEspañol
buques insignia
bway-kes in-si-nya
FAفارسی
کشتی پرچم
kesh-ti por-chehm
FISuomi
lippulaivat
lippu-lai-vat
GUGU
નેતૃત્વ જહાજ
ne-tru-t ja-ha-aj
HAHA
jahanin mai-tane
ja-ha-nin mai-ta-ne
HEעברית
ספינות דגל
s-fi-not dag-el
HIहिन्दी
प्रमुख जहाज
pramukh ja-ha-aj
HUMagyar
vezérmódok
ve-ze-rm-o-dok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapal unggulan
ka-pal un-gu-lan
IGIG
akụkọ ụgbọ
a-ku-ko ug-bo
ITItaliano
navi ammiraglie
na-vi am-mi-ra-glie
KKKK
флагмандық кеме
flag-man-dyk ke-me
KMKM
ទំនាក់ទំនង ទន្លេ
tum-na-k-tum-nang ton-le
MRMR
प्रमुख जहाज
pra-mu-kh ja-ha-aj
MSBahasa Melayu
kapal utama
ka-pal oo-ta-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အမြင့်ဆုံး ရေကြောင်း
a-m-y-ng-t-sa-u-ng ye-kya-ng
NLNederlands
vlaggenschip
vlag-gen-schi-p
NONorsk
flagskip
flag-skip
PAPA
ਫਲਗਮੈਨ ਜਹਾਜ
fal-gam-ain ja-ha-aj
PLPolski
sztandarowe okręty
shtan-da-ro-we ok-re-ty
PTPortuguês
navios-símbolo
na-vee-os-si-m-boh-luh
RORomână
nave emblematice
na-ve em-ble-ma-ti-ce
RUРусский
флагманы
flag-ma-ny
SVSvenska
flagskepp
flag-skepp
SWKiswahili
gari ya bendera
ga-ri ya ben-de-ra
TAதமிழ்
தலைமை கப்பல்
tha-lai-mai ka-ppel
TEతెలుగు
ప్రధాన నౌక
pra-dha-na nau-ka
TLTL
bangka ng pambansang
bang-ka ng pam-ban-sang
TRTürkçe
amiral gemisi
am-i-ral ge-mi-si
UKУкраїнська
флагмани
flag-ma-ny
URاردو
راہنما جہاز
ra-ha-na ja-ha-az
VITiếng Việt
tàu chủ chốt
tau chu-chot
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ́wọ́
o-po ọ-le-wo
ZUZU
isikhathi esiqinile
ee-si-ka-thi e-si-qi-ni-le