The second car was a Rolls Royce, flying the Ghanaian pennant.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
They got out of the lift at the bottom and Varley hurried across to the white Rolls Royce Silver Spur and got in.
Higgins, Jack A SEASON IN HELL
The car which had come for him that morning at school had been an ordinary car; this was Mr McClintock's own Rolls.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
All related terms of 'Rolls'
roll
When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times.
Rolls-Royce
a make of very high-quality, luxurious , and prestigious British car . The Rolls-Royce company is no longer British-owned
Patent Rolls
(in Britain) the register of patents issued
Ragman rolls
a set of parchment rolls of 1296 enumerating the Scottish nobles who owed allegiance to Edward I of England, important as the only full list of the nobility of Scotland in the later 13th century
roll in
If something such as money is rolling in , it is appearing or being received in large quantities.
roll on
A roll-on is a deodorant or cosmetic that you apply to your body using a container with a ball which turns round in the neck of the container.
roll up
If you roll up your sleeves or trouser legs , you fold the ends back several times, making them shorter.
bog roll
a toilet roll ; toilet paper
dog-roll
a large sausage-shaped roll of processed meat used for dog food
drumroll
a series of drum beats that follow each other so closely that they make a continuous sound
drum roll
A drum roll is a series of drumbeats that follow each other so quickly that they make a continuous sound. A drum roll is often used to show that someone important is arriving , or to introduce someone.
egg roll
a Chinese-American dish consisting of egg dough filled with a minced mixture of pork , bamboo shoots, onions , etc, and browned in deep fat
Great Roll of the Exchequer
an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries
jam roll
a sponge cake spread with jam , cream, or some other filling , and rolled up
pipe roll
an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries
rent-roll
a register of lands and buildings owned by a person, company , etc, showing the rent due and total amount received from each tenant
roll back
To roll back a change or the power of something means to gradually reduce it or end it.
roll off
to exhibit gradually reduced response at the upper or lower ends of the working frequency range
roll out
to cause ( pastry ) to become flatter and thinner by pressure with a rolling pin
roll over
to overturn
snap roll
a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll
bread roll
a small piece of bread dough made into a circular shape and baked
class roll
(in Britain) a list categorizing students according to the class of honours they have obtained in their degree examination
cloth roll
a roller , located at the front of a loom , on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam
court roll
the register of land holdings, etc, of a manorial court
dandy roll
a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks
death roll
a list of the people killed in a war or disaster
honor roll
a list of students who have gained high grades
jelly roll
Jelly roll is a cylindrical cake made from a thin , flat cake which is covered with jam or cream on one side , then rolled up.
music roll
a roll of perforated paper for use in a mechanical instrument such as a player piano
piano roll
a perforated roll of paper actuating the playing mechanism of a Pianola
swiss roll
A swiss roll is a cylindrical cake made from a thin flat sponge which is covered with jam or cream on one side , then rolled up.
Master of the Rolls
(in England and Wales ) the judge who presides over the Court of Appeal ( Civil Division ) and who was formerly Keeper of the Records at the Public Record Office
strike off the rolls
to expel from membership
barrel roll
a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight
blanket roll
a blanket or sleeping bag rolled into a cylindrical pack for easy carrying and outdoor use by hikers, soldiers, cowboys , etc., often with cooking utensils , food, and personal articles carried inside
bridge roll
a soft bread roll in a long thin shape
cottage roll
a small pickled boneless ham
dinner roll
a small round piece of bread provided as a side dish as part of a meal
Eskimo roll
a manoeuvre that causes a kayak to return to an upright position after capsizing
forward roll
a gymnastic movement in which the body is turned heels over head with the back of the neck resting on the ground
French pleat
a woman's hair style with the hair gathered at the back into a cylindrical roll
French roll
→ French twist
kaiser roll
a large, round roll with a hard crust , used for sandwiches
kitchen paper
thick absorbent paper intended for use in the kitchen , e. g . to wipe up spills or to absorb excess oil from fried food
lobster roll
lobster salad served on a frankfurter roll or the like
muster roll
a list of the officers and men in a regiment , ship's company, etc
pancake roll
A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
sausage roll
A sausage roll is a small amount of sausage meat which is covered with pastry and cooked .
spring roll
A spring roll is a Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, and then fried.