Rolls-Royce Limited

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aero engine manufacturer automobile manufacturer engineering company

Rolls-Royce Limited was a British engineering company renowned for producing luxury automobiles and pioneering aero engines that became crucial to Allied air power in the World Wars.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aero engine manufacturer → automobile manufacturer → engineering company →
brandReputation	engineering excellence → luxury →
contributedTo	Allied air power in World War II →
country	United Kingdom →
developed	V-12 piston aero engines → early turbojet engines → turbofan engines →
dissolutionDate	1971-02-04 →
era	20th century →
fate	nationalisation →
founder	Charles Rolls → Henry Royce →
foundingDate	1906-03-15 →
headquartersLocation	Derby → England →
industry	aerospace industry → automotive industry →
introduced	Silver Ghost in 1907 →
keyPerson	Ernest Hives → Roy Fedden →
motto	The Best Car in the World →
notableFor	high reliability of engines → refined ride quality of cars →
notableProduct	Rolls-Royce Avon engine → Rolls-Royce Conway engine → Rolls-Royce Eagle engine → Rolls-Royce Griffon engine → Rolls-Royce Merlin engine → Rolls-Royce Nene engine → Rolls-Royce Phantom I → Rolls-Royce RB211 engine → Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost →
notableWork	development of Merlin engine for Avro Lancaster → development of Merlin engine for Hawker Hurricane → development of Merlin engine for Supermarine Spitfire →
parentOrganization	British government →
product	aero engines → luxury automobiles →
registeredOfficeLocation	London →
roleIn	World War I → World War II →
stockExchangeListing	London Stock Exchange →
successor	Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited → Rolls-Royce Motors →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allison T56 ("Rolls-Royce plc") → PV-12 → Rolls-Royce Griffon → Rolls-Royce LiftSystem ("Rolls-Royce") → Rolls-Royce Merlin → Rolls-Royce RB211 ("Rolls-Royce plc") → Rolls-Royce XG-40 ("Rolls-Royce") →	manufacturer
Airbus A350 ("Rolls-Royce") → Airbus Voyager ("Rolls-Royce") → Embraer ERJ 145 ("Rolls‑Royce") →	engineManufacturer
ITP Aero ("Rolls-Royce") → MTU Aero Engines ("Rolls-Royce") →	collaboratesWith
Derby ("Rolls-Royce plc") → Derby, Derbyshire, England ("Rolls-Royce plc") →	hasMajorEmployer
Bentley →	acquiredBy
Bentley ("Rolls-Royce") →	competitor
Europrop International TP400-D6 ("Rolls-Royce") →	consortiumMember
Packard V-1650 →	designOrigin
Dreadnought-class submarine ("Rolls-Royce") →	designPartner
Rolls-Royce XG-40 ("Rolls-Royce plc") →	developedBy
Precision Castparts ("Rolls-Royce Holdings") →	keyCustomer
Derby ("Rolls-Royce plc headquarters") →	knownFor
Ogilvy & Mather ("Rolls-Royce") →	notableClient
BMW ("Rolls-Royce Motor Cars") →	ownsBrand
Eurojet EJ200 ("Rolls-Royce") →	programPartners
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine ("Rolls-Royce") →	reactorSupplier
Supermarine ("Rolls-Royce") →	spitfireEngineSupplier