tour
a traveling around from place to place.
a long journey including the visiting of a number of places in sequence, especially with an organized group led by a guide.
a brief trip through a place, as a building or a site, in order to view or inspect it: The visiting prime minister was given a tour of the chemical plant.
a journey from town to town to fulfill engagements, as by a theatrical company or an entertainer: to go on tour; a European concert tour.
a period of duty at one place or in one job.
to travel from place to place.
to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements.
to travel through (a place).
to send or take (a theatrical company, its production, etc.) from town to town.
to guide (someone) on a tour: He toured us through the chateaus of the Loire Valley.
Origin of tour
1Other words for tour
Other words from tour
- min·i·tour, noun
- un·toured, adjective
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How to use tour in a sentence
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site hosts a walking tour of Douglass’ Anacostia today at noon.
Noah Latham, a private based at Fort Drum, did a tour of Iraq as a drone operator, according to an Army spokesperson.
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government. | by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Lila Hassan and Karim Hajj, FRONTLINE | February 1, 2021 | ProPublicaHughes was scheduled to join city officials on a tour of the building two weeks later.
How a Volunteer Helped Get the City Into Its Biggest Real Estate Debacle | Lisa Halverstadt | January 29, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoPlus, see how the Panda Cams are operated, take a virtual tour of the panda house and get the answers to some of your most-asked questions.
Baby panda makes debut — online — at National Zoo | Dana Hedgpeth, Justin Wm. Moyer | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostAt that time, Matt Rihm and Hans Smith of Armada Skis were driving out for a ski tour in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains.
Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore I go out on tour, I ask for prayer and to help my family.
Down With the King: Christianity Isn’t Hiding in Rap’s Closet | Stereo Williams | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey finished out the tour without incident, while newspapers across the country picked up the story.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ | Peter Guralnick | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.
The magazines sketch us a lively article, the newspapers vignette us, step by step, a royal tour.
But the traveller took a wide tour; and did not bring the letter to its destination until two months after its date.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterYour most intimate friend arrived in Paris, and you choose the next day to make a little tour!
Confidence | Henry JamesI did not anticipate a tour of pleasure through Ireland, but the reality is more painful than I anticipated.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyHe explained quietly that he did not belong here, but was making a tour of the parishes of Wurttemberg and Baden.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for tour
/ (tʊə) /
an extended journey, usually taken for pleasure, visiting places of interest along the route
military a period of service, esp in one place of duty
a short trip, as for inspection
a trip made by a theatre company, orchestra, etc, to perform in several different places: a concert tour
an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc, to play in several places
to make a tour of (a place)
to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places
Origin of tour
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