rambla

[rahm-bluh]

noun

a dry ravine.

Origin of rambla

1820–30; < Spanish < Arabic ramlah

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Historical Examples of rambla

Then came a visit to the Rambla, sad and deserted under the grey sky.
South America To-day
Georges Clemenceau
In the afternoons, if the Rambla gained a charm it also lost one.
Glories of Spain
Charles W. Wood
In the Rambla you might almost fancy yourself on a Paris boulevard.
Glories of Spain
Charles W. Wood
He sauntered up to the very end of the Rambla past the ice-cream kiosque.
The Summons
A.E.W. Mason
When northern skies are gloomiest, and fogs are daily fare, the Rambla is at its best.
The Mediterranean
T. G. (Thomas Gray) Bonney, E. A. R. Ball, H. D. Traill, Grant Allen, and Arthur Griffiths