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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The reborn Maybach struggled for sales against the old-world incumbents, Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The Monogram Series of the Mercedes-Maybach, a sub-brand that competes with Rolls-Royce and Bentley, comes with an eye-catching logo and swaddled in Nappa leather.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
British engine-maker Rolls-Royce maintained its full-year profit guidance on Thursday, as it expects to "fully mitigate" disruption from the Middle East war.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Federal agents seized a black 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost, valued at more than $300,000, while serving a search warrant at Tangeman’s home.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
They were in the Rolls-Royce, driving up through Oxford.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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