Grand Canal

American  

noun

1. a canal in E China, extending S from Tientsin to Hangchow. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

2. a canal in Venice, Italy, forming the main city thoroughfare.

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Grand Canal British  

noun

1. Chinese name: Da Yunhe.  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)

2. a canal in Venice, forming the main water thoroughfare: noted for its bridges, the Rialto, and the fine palaces along its banks

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Example Sentences

This involves a gallop of nine to 10 minutes through the park at Versailles, twice crossing the centuries-old Grand Canal in what might be one of the Paris Olympics’ signature views.

From BBC

Headed “Americans in Venice” — printed all in caps — the sheet featured a tourist photo of the ancient Rialto Bridge spanning the Grand Canal juxtaposed with a three-tiered painting of an American flag by Johns.

From Los Angeles Times

On the sunny banks of the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, she and three other women, all over 55, are touching up their make-up and hair.

From BBC

They want to have photographs taken in front of the fountain at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino and glide down the Grand Canal in a gondola at the Venetian Resort.

From Los Angeles Times

On the other side of the River Liffey Google's operations occupy several buildings around the Grand Canal Dock.

From BBC