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Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce

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A British company that makes engines for airplanes and other power systems
  • proper noun
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  • A prime example was the Cromwell Tank, which, with Rolls-Royce's help, became the British Army's most effective tank in the war.
  • Rolls-Royce aircraft engines
  • Rolls-Royce engineer
  • Rolls-Royce aircraft

His son is an aerospace engineer at Rolls Royce, right.

Examples

  • Its four Rolls-Royce engines were slung in pairs under each wing.

    Academic text (2003)

  • His move back to Rolls-Royce in 1998 involved him in combustion problems and their solutions.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Perhaps the single biggest change from before the war was that Rolls-Royce gradually began manufacturing its own car bodies to standard designs.

    Academic text (1997)

  • There is this perception that we have secure jobs for life with Rolls-Royce pensions waiting for us at the other end on retirement.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Politically, neither the RB-211 project nor Rolls-Royce as a company could be allowed to die.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Once the war was over, the aero engine business fell off dramatically, forcing Rolls-Royce to once again concentrate on the luxury car market.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Today the historic flight of C.S. Rolls... is repeated daily... by Rolls-Royce-powered pursuit and bomber planes.

    Victory Through Air Power (1943)

  • Many RAF planes, including the famed Harrier "jump-jet," carried Rolls-Royce-built engines.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Rolls-Royce is developing an open rotor jet engine that could provide bypass ratios as high as 50:1.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The engineers at Rolls-Royce are developing new technologies for aircraft engines.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Rolls-Royce = Rolls + Royce (opaque) = Rolls + Royce

The name is a compound of two surnames; the components do not convey the company's activity, so learners cannot derive meaning from them.

Etymology

Rolls-Royce is named after its two founders, engineer Henry Royce and car dealer Charles Rolls, who joined to build very reliable machines. Because Royce made engines known for strong performance and safety, the name came to mean 'high-quality engineering', which is why Rolls-Royce is now a top maker of aircraft engines.