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Rabaveere (Rabaveer)
Edge of the swamp. The swamp in question being the Harku marsh.
Rähkloo (Rähklood)
Shingly limestone region covered with thin soil and stunted vegetation (see Lageloo).
Rahu tänav (1] Rahu; 2] Rahu; 3] Rahu; or 4] Rahk)
There are two streets called Rahu: tänav and tee (see Rahu tee), this is in Nõmme, an ordinary mind-you-own-business street. Various meanings: a) rahu [1] i.e. reef, a geographical feature found in more littoral areas, and rahu [2] means quiet, but given its location next to Raudtee, calling it quiet, calm or tranquil may seem like misleading advertising; on the other hand, Hiiu-Rahu kalmistu (cemetery), a place of quiet, tranquility if ever there was one, is just across the track. Then again, the equally possible translation of shingle, gravel, rubble or scree (rahk [4]) seems appropriate too and, despite nearby hospitals, we will exclude kidney or gland (rahu [3]) as too gruesome a street name, even for Tallinn. Checking Kivi’s TT, we find it was known as Friedenstrasse in 1922, so peace and quiet all round it is.
Rahumäe (Rahumägi)
Quiet hill. A pleasant way of saying cemetery. The Rahumäe hiidrahn (erratic boulder) is about half a kilometer east at ///moats.riots.backers .
