Roll or Rolls may refer to:

Movement about the longitudinal axis

* 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 A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on both its longitudinal and lateral axes, causing it to follow a helix, helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described ...

, rudder roll or

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** Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak ** Roll program, an aerodynamic maneuver performed in a rocket launch *

Roll rate {{Short pages monitor * ''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''

People

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 Lawson Macgregor Roll (born 8 March 1965) is a former English cricketer. Roll was a right-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, Thornbury, Gloucestershire. Roll made ...

(born 1965), an English cricketer * Martin Roll (born 1967), a Danish author and management consultant *

Michael Roll (actor) Michael Roll (born 29 April 1961 in Munich) is a German television actor. Selected filmography * 1988: ' * 1989: ''Die schnelle Gerdi'' * 1993: ''Einmal die Woche'' * 1994–1996: ''Der König'' * 1995: ''Über Kreuz'' * 1999: ''Drei mit Herz ...

(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 Sigurd Emil Roll (14 October 1893 – 24 June 1944) was a Norwegian diplomat and former sprinter who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He had a brother William Roll (diplomat). Early life and family Roll was born ...

(1893–1944), Norwegian diplomat and athlete * Stephan Roll (1904-1974), Romanian poet *

Sylvia Roll Sylvia Roll (born 29 May 1973) was a German female volleyball player. She was part of the Germany women's national volleyball team. In 1996 and 1997 she became the German Volleyball Player of the Year. She competed with the national team at th ...

(born 1973), German volleyball player * Thomas Røll (born 1977), retired Danish professional footballer * William G. Roll (1926–2012), American psychologist and parapsychologist

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* 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 John Maclean Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock (25 April 1870 – 31 October 1916) was a British barrister and Major (UK), army Major. Biography Rolls was son of John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, and his wife Georgiana Marcia Maclean. He was born in ...

(1870–1916), British barrister and soldier

Places

* Roll, Arizona, U.S. *

Roll, Indiana Roll (pronounced "r-awl', rhymes with "fall") is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for years. Although the Blackford Co ...

, 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) Rolls is a Finnish chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Founded in 1988, the company has around one hundred restaurants throughout the country. See also * List of hamburger restaurants This is a list of notable hamburger restaurants. ...

, 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 A coin wrapper, sometimes known as a bank roll or roll, is a paper or plastic container for a number of coins. In the 19th century, coins were distributed in large cloth bags and coins were hand wrapped. Since the onset of the 20th century, coin w ...

or roll, a container for a number of coins * Scroll, or roll, a rolled-up piece of parchment or paper *

Roll (finance) Rolling a contract is an investment concept meaning trading out of a standard contract and then buying the contract with next longest maturity, so as to maintain a position with constant maturity. Motivation One may roll a contract because one has ...

, process of switching to a contract with a later expiry date * Jelly roll (options), an options trading strategy