an exciting event to mark the opening of a business or building
The yacht club will be ready for a grand opening on New Year's Eve.
And, following hot on its heels, will be the grand opening of the controversial andlong-awaited Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, in Hyde Park.
When the Burg Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, the world's first seven-star hotel, was preparingfor its grand opening, the owners wanted staff uniforms to echo the opulent interiorof the sail-shaped hotel.
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He would have to be full of encouragement and at the same time satisfy himself that all was ready for the grand opening in two days' time.
Jonathan Gregson BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)
We had a grand opening and the chapel was dedicated.