Rambouillet

American  

[ram-boo-ley, rahn-boo-ye] / ˈræm bʊˌleɪ, rɑ̃ buˈyɛ /

noun

1. one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.

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Rambouillet ¹ British  

/ rɑ̃bujɛ /

noun

1. a town in N France, in the Yvelines department: site of the summer residence of French presidents. Pop: 24 758 (1999)

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Rambouillet ² British  

/ rɑ̃bujɛ, ˈræmbʊˌleɪ, ˈrɒmbʊˌjeɪ /

noun

1. a fine-woolled merino-like breed of sheep

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Etymology

Origin of Rambouillet

First recorded in 1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed

Example Sentences

It will be purified into bio-methane and injected into a pipeline to the nearby town of Rambouillet, heating its hospital, swimming pool and homes.

From Seattle Times

The Rambouillet attacker was shot dead by police.

From Reuters

The police administrative worker, a mother of two, was stabbed in the throat on Friday at the entrance of the police station where she worked in the town of Rambouillet, west of Paris.

From Reuters

Police unions called for gatherings in front of police stations across France at the same time as the one in Rambouillet.

From Seattle Times

The killing took place in the affluent town of Rambouillet, southwest of Paris, far from the troubled projects circling big French cities where many Muslim immigrants, mainly from North Africa, live.

From New York Times