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)

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Rolls-Royce

Healey also used his speech to announce that Rolls-Royce will invest an extra £300m into its British factories in Derby, in Bristol, in Glasgow and in Rotherham.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

While brands that trade on comfort and aristocratic pedigree such as Rolls-Royce and Bentley have invested heavily, more performance-oriented badges such as Aston Martin, McLaren and Lamborghini have said they don’t see a market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

They were in the Rolls-Royce, driving up through Oxford.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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