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

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 • Dec. 31, 2023

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

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023

For days, Venetians have wondered what caused a swath of their city’s famous Grand Canal to turn bright green.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

The green glow in parts of the Grand Canal lasted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time Sunday.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2023

I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest of rubies to ease, with their crimson-lighted depths, the gnawings of his broken heart.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald