Rolls-Royce
Britishnoun
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Also called (informal): Rolls. a make of very high-quality, luxurious, and prestigious British car. The Rolls-Royce company is no longer British-owned
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anything considered to be the very best of its kind
Etymology
Origin of Rolls-Royce
named after its designers, Charles Stewart Rolls (1877–1910), English pioneer motorist and aviator, and Sir (Frederick) Henry Royce (1863–1933), English engineer, who founded the Rolls-Royce Company (1906)
Example Sentences
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Downing Street said Burnham will meet with the chief executives of BP, Shell, HSBC, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, BT, Vodafone, Rolls-Royce, and several others at Number 10.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Tree-shaded boulevards are lined with flagship Ferrari, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce showrooms, as well as designer boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In another message, Jogesh sent an image of a Rolls-Royce to Morris and said: "But if I want one of these then we need to keep going."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rolls-Royce RR 1.88%increase; green up pointing triangle and Caterpillar CAT 3.07%increase; up pointing triangle make the next two most popular engines, with 3.7 gigawatts and 3.6 gigawatts respectively of engines linked to announced data-center projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
A grave had been dug close to the lane that ran the length of the cemetery, and as the service began, a black Rolls-Royce drew up, the back door opened, and a man got out.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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