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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A Rolls Royce owned by Barrie Drewitt-Barlow was loaded on to the back of a trailer and taken away for examination on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
From the Rolls Royce Piña Colada to the S&P 500, four pricey drinks take cocktail craft to the next level.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Like the Rolls Royce cocktail, the S&P 500 at Shinji’s in Manhattan emphasizes aesthetics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Rolls Royce has won the competition to design the UK's first SMRs and is expected to sign a formal contract imminently.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
I transported them in the Rolls Royce as you requested.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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