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flagship

noun

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as in warship

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Recent Examples of flagship Chinese state media, including the Communist Party's flagship newspaper, People's Daily, gave extensive coverage to Xi's encounters with other visiting leaders on Tuesday, but made no mention of the meeting with Pezeshkian. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Now, after a half-decade hiatus, the Pajero is making a comeback as a 2027 model year and the brand's flagship SUV leading the charge toward the future. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 South African energy company Sasol faces mounting climate scrutiny after researchers tied emissions from its flagship Secunda plant to about 1,000 premature deaths annually. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Frieze Seoul today kicked off its fifth iteration in partnership with homegrown flagship fair Kiaf Seoul at the COEX convention center in Gangnam district, along with the openings of biennials in Gwangju and Busan. — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flagship

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Noun

Paint has worn off and the metal underneath is rusted on the 1,092-foot warship, which is one of the largest in the world.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
However, the prolonged deployment raised concerns amid reports of health issues, deteriorating conditions aboard the warship, and low morale.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of warship

Noun

Most reached the region by steamship to Skagway or nearby Dyea, Alaska, before attempting to cross the Coast Mountains via the White Pass or Chilkoot trails.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of steamship

Noun

According to Nova, the shipment of equipment left Seattle by barge on August 26 and should arrive at Port MacKenzie, Alaska, in early September.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Each 10-megawatt reactor on a barge can power the equivalent of about 10,000 homes, can be moved via tugboats, and can be stacked alongside each other for extra power generation.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Ground handling and tarmac loading have fully resumed, though flight schedules will require another 24-to-48 hours to clear passenger and freighter backlogs.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Its Russian captain allegedly acted on Russian intelligence and a Russian corvette ran reconnaissance.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of corvette

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With tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a crawl, the price of Brent crude climbed from a prewar close of about $72 a barrel to as high as nearly $120.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Another tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, using the southern lane along the Omani coast, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations.

— Anniek Bao,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

Replacing large commercial vessels with alternative-fuel ships can require years of planning and significant capital.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Vance blames high gas prices on Iran attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz but has no timeline for when that could end.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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