carro-chefe — meaning in English

English meaning

• flagship noun The ship that carries a fleet commander and flies their flag.
• mainstay noun A chief support.

Senses

carro-chefe is used for these senses in English:

• flagship (by extension, often, attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
• mainstay A chief support.

flagship — full definition

1. noun The ship that carries a fleet commander and flies their flag.
2. noun The most important or best-known item in a group, especially a company's top product or a lead branch of an organization.

mainstay — full definition

1. noun A chief support.
2. noun Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
3. noun A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

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