The Only Use of
Grand Canal
in
The Great Gatsby
- 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.
p. 67.4Grand Canal = famous canal in Venice, Italy
Definitions:
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(Grand Canal of Venice) famous canal in Venice, Italy -- a famous route for tourists on gondolas
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Grand Canal can refer to the longest canal in the world (about 1000 miles) in eastern China.