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The coronation of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, who will also be crowned on Saturday, is expected to take place at Westminster Abbey in London around 11 a.m., so there is a chance that the royal family, and viewers on the street, will need their brollies (that's British for umbrellas).—Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2023 As the downpour caused the umbrella crop to sprout, the wind caused pedestrians to tighten grips on their hats and hoods as well as those brollies.—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023 The bronze statue’s umbrella shaft was bent in October by an unknown vandal or vandals, and the following month the non-profit organization Regional Arts & Culture Council removed the umbrella for repairs, leaving the man holding only his brolly’s handle just as the rainy season started.—oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2021 Lovely little villages with little model versions of themselves and cosy pubs and shops that sell only brollies (umbrellas) or jumpers (sweaters) or puds (desserts) are twee.—L.m., The Economist, 6 June 2019 This keeps the brolly drip free for quick trips inside.—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2009
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