Rolls-Royce

British  

/ ˌrəʊlzˈrɔɪs /

noun

1. Also called (informal): Rolls.  a make of very high-quality, luxurious, and prestigious British car. The Rolls-Royce company is no longer British-owned

2. anything considered to be the very best of its kind

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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

KellyBronze Turkey – The KellyBronze turkey — shipped fresh for Thanksgiving and sold freshly frozen for Christmas and Easter — is the kind of heritage bird people compare to a Rolls-Royce.

From Salon

The ‘Rolls-Royce of Turkey’ is coming to America.

From MarketWatch

Spokespeople for other engine and power unit manufacturers Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, either declined to comment or didn’t respond.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rolls-Royce’s defense business continues to experience robust demand, thanks to work for the Global Combat Aircraft Program, which aims to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet by 2035, and a new deal to export 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rolls-Royce backed its 2025 guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal