Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Commanders' boats (9 letter answer)
The Answer
FLAGSHIPS
Tags
Notes
The answer FLAGSHIPS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FLAGSHIP as a noun:
1. the chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper"
2. the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag