Bentley
noun/ˈbɛntliː/
Etymology Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.
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A motor car manufactured by this company.
- The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 148:
- The EXP 100 GT is a two-door, four-seat behemoth measuring 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length. It’s designed to show what a Bentley GT might look like in the year 2035, complete with a pure-electric powertrain and self-driving capabilities.2019 July 10, John McIlroy, “Bentley marks 100th birthday with futuristic new concept car”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
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- While auto sales as a whole have suffered from factory shutdowns and other disruptions due to the pandemic, sales of super-expensive cars, like Ferraris, Bentleys and Lamborghinis, finished 2020 at a blistering pace.2021 April 1, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Sales of Bentleys and Lamborghinis are booming because rich people are bored”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024:
- Related terms
- Bentleigh, Bently