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mother ship

noun as in flagship

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Example Sentences

He who once sailed the deep in the SEAL mother ship now sits in a New York City jail cell.

A few moments later the airplanes came winging back to their mother ship.

For this reason submarines always require to act in concert with what has been called a “mother ship.”

You are far from home without a mother-ship, or she would have found you and furnished oil before this.

Behind the battle line lay the Ark Royal, a mother ship for seaplanes.

Lors, watching the screen, saw the oblong shape of the mother ship blurp into view and called out its position to his friend.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mother ship, such as: bellwether, crown jewel, chief, forerunner, head, and flotilla leader.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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