Rolls-Royce

/ (ˌrəʊlzˈrɔɪs) /

noun trademark

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

anything considered to be the very best of its kind

Word Origin for 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)

Words nearby Rolls-Royce

rollneck, rollo, rollock, rollout, rollover, Rolls-Royce, rollway, rolodex, roly-poly, rom, rom.

Example sentences from the Web for rolls-royce

He claimed that his work as Genie was a favor to company, which he considered the “Rolls-Royce of animation.”

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So he was sent away in 1964 to apprentice at the Rolls-Royce plant in England.

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At age 36 he traded in his Ford for a Rolls-Royce, hired a chauffeur, and moved his boys from public school to a private one.

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He drove a Rolls-Royce and smoked Cuban Cohibas, but wore track suits, medallions, and trainers.

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He made headlines in 2003 when his Rolls-Royce caught fire while he and his girlfriend were inside.

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Rolls-Royce, conscious of the curious gaze of the entire company, pulls himself together and regards his accuser unfavourably.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920 |Various
This is altogether too much for the owner of the Rolls-Royce.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920 |Various
The Rolls-Royce owner takes the cigar from his mouth and gazes in astonishment at the accusing apparition before him.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920 |Various
A Rolls-Royce, of course, and a month or so on the Riviera in the winter.

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"He's got a new Rolls-Royce car," said Tuppence with vicarious pride.

The Secret Adversary |Agatha Christie

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Rolls-Royce

noun trademark

Word Origin for Rolls-Royce

Words nearby Rolls-Royce

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