FLAGSHIP

PRONUNCIATION: (FLAG-ship)

MEANING: noun:
1. A ship that carries the fleet commander and flies the commander’s flag.
2. The best or the most important of a group of things.

ETYMOLOGY: From flag, of obscure origin + ship, from Old English scip. Earliest documented use: 1672.
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FLAGSHIP - a vessel that carries pennants, banners, gonfalons, and such

FLOGSHIP - a boat propelled by malfeasants shackled to oars (see also FLAYSHIP)

FLATS HIP - shoes without heels are all the rage these days