flagship
Admiral's command vessel
A flagship is the ship carrying the commander of a fleet, flying that officer's flag.
By extension, flagship describes the leading or most important item in a group: a company's flagship product, a flagship store, a network's flagship program.
The word implies prominence and the standard by which others in the group are measured.
Superior select group
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- top-tierOf highest quality
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
signature · high-end · luxury · iconic · showpiece · centerpiece · star · headline
Armed naval vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- admiralSenior naval commander
- navyMaritime military force
armada · cruiser · destroyer · frigate · galleon · man-of-war · squadron · convoy
Retail establishment
- megastoreEnormous retail establishment
- showroomRetail exhibition space
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
anchor · outlet · location · mall · plaza · department · chain · franchise
Early explorer or settler
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- vanguardForemost position or group
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- torchbearerCarrier of a cause
front-runner · leader · spearhead · standard-bearer · herald · beacon · pacesetter · trendsetter
elite
Superior select group
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- top-tierOf highest quality
- preeminentSuperior to all others
leading · signature · high-end · luxury · iconic · showpiece · centerpiece · star · headline · pinnacle
warship
Armed naval vessel
navy · armada · cruiser · destroyer · frigate · galleon · man-of-war · squadron · convoy · nautical
store
Retail establishment
- megastoreEnormous retail establishment
- showroomRetail exhibition space
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
emporium · anchor · outlet · location · mall · plaza · department · chain · franchise · brand
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- vanguardForemost position or group
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
torchbearer · front-runner · leader · spearhead · standard-bearer · herald · beacon · pacesetter · trendsetter
launch
Set into motion
release · debut · offering · series · device · smartphone · vehicle · range · edition · version
- historical warfaremusket, bayonet, cannon, flintlock, cavalry
- historic shipstrireme, galley, longship, caravel, carrack
- ship namingHMS, USS, christening, registry, call sign
- boatsboat, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- Maritime Industryshipping lines, container ships, merchant ships, steamships, merchant marine
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
flagshipafterthought
Idea added belatedly
also-ran · insignificant · unimportant · secondary · peripheral
flagshipentry-level
Requiring minimal prior experience
low-end · base model · outdated · obsolete · vintage
- flagship storeBrand's primary retail location
- flagship productCompany's main commercial offering
- flagship universityState's preeminent public institution
- flagship phone
- flagship brandCompany's primary product identity
- flagship campusUniversity's principal location