rambla

[ rahm-bluh ]

noun

1. a dry ravine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rambla¹

1820–30; < Spanish < Arabic ramlah

Example Sentences

Then came a visit to the Rambla, sad and deserted under the grey sky.

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The populace of Barcelona walked the Rambla under the great globes of electric light.

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Yet it was on the Rambla, and the next morning we awoke to the well-known cries of Barcelona, the old familiar scene.

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In the afternoons the Rambla was crowded with people, strolling to and fro under the shadow of the trees.

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Such is Cipriani of that name, who has now left the Rambla and is wandering along the deserted pier.

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