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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Innio, Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce and Cummins make high-speed reciprocating engines that have competitive advantages for data-center applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
The plan was to replace the planes’ 1960s-era TF33 engines with F130 Rolls-Royce engines — and test them at Edwards Air Force Base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Profits at the carmaker, whose brands also include Mini and Rolls-Royce, held up relatively well in 2025 compared to VW and Mercedes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
“You know what we’d better do next Saturday?” he began in one of his voices, the low-pitched and evenly melodic one which for some reason always reminded me of a Rolls-Royce moving along a highway.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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