rambla

[rahm-bluh]

noun

1. a dry ravine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rambla¹

1820–30; < Spanish < Arabic ramlah

Example Sentences

Erin Hughes, owner of a Rambla Pacifico Street mansion that burned Jan. 17, 2021, filed the lawsuit four years to the day of the blaze.

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The Stange family’s patriarch paid for their home on Rambla Vista, with a sweeping ocean view, largely with his salary as a Los Angeles County lifeguard.

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“In 20 years, Cayalá will be just like La Rambla,” said Andrés García Manzo, a restaurateur who lives in one of Cayalá’s secluded villas, drawing a comparison to Barcelona’s legendary pedestrian-friendly promenade.

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Scrawled across Barcelona's opera house, along the city's renowned La Rambla boulevard, is expletive-laden graffiti urging tourists to "go home".

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Scrawled across Barcelona's opera house, along the city's renowned La Rambla boulevard, is expletive-laden graffiti urging tourists to "go home".

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