rambla
[rahm-bluh]
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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-dayGeorges Clemenceau
In the Rambla you might almost fancy yourself on a Paris boulevard.
Glories of SpainCharles W. Wood
In the afternoons, if the Rambla gained a charm it also lost one.
Glories of SpainCharles W. Wood
He sauntered up to the very end of the Rambla past the ice-cream kiosque.
The SummonsA.E.W. Mason
When northern skies are gloomiest, and fogs are daily fare, the Rambla is at its best.
The MediterraneanT. G. (Thomas Gray) Bonney, E. A. R. Ball, H. D. Traill, Grant Allen, and Arthur Griffiths