Rolls-Royce

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Rolls-Royce

Where it comes from

The original company was established in 1904 by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.

proper noun

  1. Any of several British companies that make motor cars, aero engines, etc.

noun Rolls-Royces · Rolls Royce

  1. A car made by this manufacturer. ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce.

    Similar: Rolls, Roller, R-R

  2. UK, informal Anything that is the best of its type; the best quality product possible. the Rolls-Royce of chocolate

    Similar: all that and a bag of chips, antelope's cantaloupes, ant's pants, bee's knees, bollocks, cat's ass, cat's meow, cat's pajamas, cat's pyjamas, cat's whiskers, cream of the crop, crème de la crème

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name British brand - manufacturer(s) of cars, aero engines, etc.

한국어롤스로이스 Rolseu-Roiseu
日本語ロールスロイス Rōrusuroisu
中文勞斯萊斯 /劳斯莱斯 Láosīláisī
РусскийРоллс-Ро́йс Rolls-Rójs
العربيةرُولْز رُويْس rulz ruys

noun something that is best of its kind

DeutschMercedes

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@misc{rolls_royce_2026,
  title = {Rolls-Royce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rolls-royce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}