tour

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noun

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.

verb (used without object)

to travel from place to place.

to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements.

verb (used with object)

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR tour

2 trip, expedition.

6, 8 visit.

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Origin of tour

1250–1300; Middle English (noun) <Middle French <Latin tornus<Greek tórnos tool for making a circle. See turn

OTHER WORDS FROM tour

min·i·tour, nounun·toured, adjective

Words nearby tour

Toulouse, Toulouse-Lautrec, Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, toun, toupee, tour, touraco, Touraine, Tourane, tourbillion, tourbillon

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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.
Calendar: Feb. 5-11|Philip Van Slooten|February 5, 2021|Washington Blade
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|ProPublica
Hughes 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 Diego
Plus, 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 Post

At that time, Matt Rihm and Hans Smith of Armada Skis were driving out for a ski tour in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains.
The Backcountry Ski Sales Boom Is Upon Us|Marc Peruzzi|January 22, 2021|Outside Online
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|DAILY BEAST
Before 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|DAILY BEAST
They 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|DAILY BEAST
TLC 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|DAILY BEAST
I was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The magazines sketch us a lively article, the newspapers vignette us, step by step, a royal tour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
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 Porter
Your most intimate friend arrived in Paris, and you choose the next day to make a little tour!
Confidence|Henry James
I did not anticipate a tour of pleasure through Ireland, but the reality is more painful than I anticipated.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He 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

tour

/ (tʊə) /

noun

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 placesa concert tour

an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc, to play in several places

verb

to make a tour of (a place)

to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places

Word Origin for tour

C14: from Old French: a turn, from Latin tornus a lathe, from Greek tornos; compare turn

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