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Rolls en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹəʊlz/ (UK)
  • /ˈɹoʊlz/ (General-American)
  • (UK) audio

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Rolls-Royce.
    • Steven was taking his time pulling the Rolls convertible around to the door. 2008, Gail McFarland, Drem Runner, →ISBN, page 36:
    • An exclusive feature is the triple-safe brakes in the Rolls—two independent hydraulic systems plus mechanical linkage to the rear wheels. 1965 January, Jim Dunne, Alex Markovich, “How Plus is a Luxury Car?”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 125, number 1, Hearst Magazines, →ISSN, page 96:
    • Thus a $100,000 Rolls could earn a tax credit of $6,000 and first-year depreciation of almost $25,000. 1985 March, “A Loophole Big Enough For A Rolls”, in Changing Times, volume 39, number 3, Kiplinger Washington Editors, →ISSN, page 9:
    • ‘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. 1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 159:

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Rolls en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹəʊlz/ (UK)
  • /ˈɹoʊlz/ (General-American)
  • (UK) audio

Meanings

  1. A surname.