grand entrance

collocation in English

meaningsofgrandandentrance

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grand
adjective
uk
/ɡrænd/us
/ɡrænd/
important and large ...
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entrance
noun
uk
/ˈen.trəns/us
/ˈen.trəns/
a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building ...
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(Definition ofgrandandentrancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Agrandentranceapproached up gentle steps from the calm floor of an urban square, leading to space and light.
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It also has agrandentrancevestibule.
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Only its "mahadwara" (grandentrance) is intact.
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I went through agrandentrancehall with marble pillars, and it might have been a social evening or conversazione.
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The castle is striking for itsgrandentranceand its complex maze of tunnels.
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The interior features agrandentrancelobby, and classically designed stairhall and council chambers.
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Access to the stadium is provided by sixteen doors and agrandentrance.
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Hotels may have a tall ground floors to allow for agrandentranceor ballrooms.
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There was agrandentrancebefore the game, just like a circus.
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A newgrandentrancewill be incorporated in 2008-2009 to include a brick memorial walkway.
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The passenger station with agrandentranceis located at this point with a prominent road opposite.
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The front of the church has a monumental staircase leading to a terrace with threegrandentrancedoors.
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Thegrandentranceand the mihrab niches on the northern facade are crowned with marble mocrabe half-domes.
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Although it was originally designed as agrandentrance, it had been used as a parking lot for many years.
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It shows agrandentranceporch to a house with three levels and a fourth-level attic room.
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The dovecote was originally sited as the main focus at the end of thegrandentrancedriveway.
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The new exit was created not to compete with the existinggrandentrance, or to deviate visitors from the main promenade through the museum.
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Thegrandentrancelobbies in all towers have rich marble flooring which lends beauty and grace to the building thus enriching the ambiance further.
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Similarly, the buildingsgrandentrancewas placed at an angle on the corner to emphasize the importance of both the south and west facade.
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Think of a rampage in a supermarket or a spontaneousgrandentranceat a chi-chi social event, and you can begin to see the possibilities.
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The building had agrandentrancewith extensive windows and a glazed roof that could be withdrawn to let the cigar and pipe smoke out.
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His eccentricities, often exaggerated for publicity reasons, reportedly included running into auditoriums in gym kit and leaping over the grand piano to create agrandentrance.
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Without a coda, the familiar first waltz melody makes agrandentrancebefore its breathless finish, strong chords and the usual timpani drumroll and warm brass flourish.
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The interior contains agrandentrancehall with a high barrel vaulted and coffered ceiling parallel to the street, with overlooks from staircase landings at each end.
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Following thegrandentranceand exit of the organ, the cathedral sinks back down into the ocean (measures 62-66) and the organ is heard once more, but from underwater.
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