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Rambler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 8, 2024
Entity authorityQ402737
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Rambler or Ramble may refer to:

Places

Rambler, Wyoming

Rambler Channel (藍巴勒海峽), separates Tsing Yi Island and the mainland New Territories in Hong Kong

The Ramble and Lake, Central Park, an area within New York City's Central Park

Music

Rambler (Bill Frisell album), a 1985 album by guitarist Bill Frisell

Rambler (Gábor Szabó album), a 1973 album by guitarist Gábor Szabó

The Rambler (album), a 1977 album by Johnny Cash

The Ramblers (band), long-running Dutch jazz ensemble

The Ramblers, one-time backing band of Perry Como (notably on "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes")

The Ramblers (choir), a UK school choir who had a hit single with "The Sparrow" in 1979

Organizations

The Ramblers, a British charity for recreational walkers

Loyola Ramblers, the varsity sports teams of Loyola University Chicago

People

RJD2 (born 1976), American producer, singer and musician whose full name is Ramble John "RJ" Krohn

Charles Ramble (born 1957), anthropologist and university lecturer

Publications

The Rambler (1750–52), an essay series published by Edward Cave, mostly written by Samuel Johnson

The Rambler (Catholic periodical) (1848–62), a Catholic magazine, founded by converts and edited by Cardinal Newman

Transport

Rambler (automobile) and Nash Rambler, American automobile brands made by Thomas B. Jeffery Company (1900–1914), Nash Motors (1950–1957), and AMC (1958–1969)

Holiday Rambler, an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles

HMS Rambler, four ships of the Royal Navy

Rambler 100, a racing yacht that capsized in the Fastnet Race on 15 August 2011

Rambler (yacht), a 2002 yacht

Rambler (bicycle), a turn-of-the-century American bicycle

Others

Rambler (portal), a Russian search engine and Web portal similar to Yahoo!

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1985, 1973, 1977, 1979—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Rambler, Wikimedia and disambiguation providing the first useful test.
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