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Definition of “Grand Canal”

Grand Canal

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noun

  1. a canal in E China, extending north from Hangzhou to Tianjin: the longest canal in China, now partly silted up; central section, linking the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, finished in 486 bc; north section finished by Kublai Khan between 1282 and 1292. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles) Chinese name: Da Yunhe
  2. a canal in Venice, forming the main water thoroughfare: noted for its bridges, the Rialto, and the fine palaces along its banks

Example Sentences Including 'Grand Canal'

Balconies will overlook either Grand Canal Dock or the central courtyard.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Grand Canal Dock Dart station, on Barrow Street, will be within a few minutes ' walk.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Grand Canal Dock reopens on Sunday but Tara Street remains closed until Monday.
Irish Times (2002)
He sat down awkwardly and remained rigidly upright, glaring fixedly at the Turner interpretation of the Grand Canal facing him.
Low, Ona Murky Shallows
RIVERWORLD Joining The Dots All you wanted to know about the Grand Canal Project.
Business Today (2003)
Rail Services - Tara Street and Grand Canal Dock Stations will close from noon tomorrow.
Irish Times (2002)
We travelled home across the bridge over the Grand Canal and into Harold's Cross where the road divided for Terenure and Kimmage.
Fergal Keane ALL OF THESE PEOPLE: A Memoir (2005)

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