Roll

Roll or Rolls may refer to:

Physics and engineering

 * Rolling, a motion of two objects with respect to each-other such that the two stay in contact without sliding
 * Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis
 * Roll (aviation), one of the aircraft principal axes of rotation of an aircraft (angle of tilt to the left or right measured from the longitudinal axis)
 * Roll (ship motion), one of the ship motions' principal axes of rotation of a ship (angle of tilt to the port or starboard measured from the longitudinal axis)
 * Rolling manoeuvre, a manoeuvre of any stiff body (for example a vehicle) around its roll axis:
 * Roll, an aerobatic maneuver with an airplane, usually referring to an aileron roll, but sometimes instead a barrel roll, rudder roll or slow roll
 * Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak
 * Roll program, an aerodynamic maneuver performed in a rocket launch
 * Roll rate (or roll velocity), the angular speed at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude, typically expressed in degrees per second

Food

 * Bread roll, a small individual loaf of bread
 * Roll (food), a type of food that is either rolled in its preparation, rolled in something, served in a bread roll, or otherwise called a "roll"

Arts, entertainment and media

 * Roll (Anne McCue album), 2004
 * Roll (Emerson Drive album), 2012
 * "Roll", a song by Flo Rida from the 2008 album Mail on Sunday (album)
 * Roll (Mega Man), a character in the Mega Man video game franchise
 * Banjo roll, a pattern played by the banjo
 * Drum roll, a percussion technique
 * Legato or rolls, a guitar technique
 * Music roll, a storage medium to operate a mechanical instrument
 * Roll, a Hungarian pill bug in the 1998 animated film A Bug's Life

Roll

 * Roll baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
 * Alfred Philippe Roll (1846–1919), French painter
 * Bob Roll (born 1960), American professional cyclist and commentator
 * Curtis Roll (1884–1970), an American judge
 * Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (1907–2005), academic economist, public servant and banker
 * Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (1831–1921), Norwegian jurist and politician
 * George Roll (born 1962), an American ice hockey coach
 * Gernot Roll (1939–2020), a German cinematographer
 * Idan Roll (born 1984), an Israeli politician
 * Jacob Roll (born 1783) (1783–1870), a Norwegian judge and politician
 * Jacob Roll (born 1794) (1794–1857), a Norwegian politician
 * John Roll (1947–2011), a United States federal judge
 * Lawson Roll (born 1965), an English cricketer
 * Martin Roll (born 1967), a Danish author and management consultant
 * Michael Roll (actor) (born 1961), German television actor
 * Michael Roll (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
 * Michael Roll (pianist) (born 1946), British pianist
 * Richard Roll (born 1939), American economist
 * Roll's critique
 * Sigurd Roll (1893–1944), Norwegian diplomat and athlete
 * Stephan Roll (1904-1974), Romanian poet
 * Sylvia Roll (born 1973), German volleyball player
 * Thomas Røll (born 1977), retired Danish professional footballer
 * William G. Roll (1926–2012), American psychologist and parapsychologist

de Roll

 * Louis de Roll (1750-?), a Swiss soldier during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
 * Roll's Regiment, a regiment of the British Army raised in 1794

Rolls

 * A luxury car manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited (1904–1973), Rolls-Royce Motors (1973–1998), or Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (1998–present)
 * Charles Rolls (engraver) (1799–1885), engraver
 * Charles Rolls (1877–1910), Welsh motoring and aviation pioneer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited
 * John Etherington Welch Rolls (1807–1870), British jurist and art collector
 * John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock (1837–1912), British landowner and politician
 * John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock (1870–1916), British barrister and soldier
 * Rolls Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter

Places

 * Roll, Arizona, U.S.
 * Roll, Indiana, U.S.
 * Roll, Oklahoma, U.S.
 * Roll, German name for Ralsko, town in the Czech Republic

Other uses

 * Roll (gymnastics), a fundamental skill in gymnastics
 * Rolls (restaurant chain), in Finland
 * Rolls Razor, a British safety razor and washing machine manufacturer
 * Roll, a British obsolete unit of measurement for butter and cheese
 * Coin wrapper or roll, a container for a number of coins
 * Scroll, or roll, a rolled-up piece of parchment or paper
 * Roll (finance), process of switching to a contract with a later expiry date
 * Jelly roll (options), an options trading strategy