tour
Americannoun
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a traveling around from place to place.
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a long journey including the visiting of a number of places in sequence, especially with an organized group led by a guide.
- Synonyms:
- expedition, trip
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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.
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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.
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a period of duty at one place or in one job.
verb (used without object)
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to travel from place to place.
- Synonyms:
- visit
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to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements.
verb (used with object)
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to travel through (a place).
- Synonyms:
- visit
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to send or take (a theatrical company, its production, etc.) from town to town.
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to guide (someone) on a tour.
He toured us through the chateaus of the Loire Valley.
noun
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an extended journey, usually taken for pleasure, visiting places of interest along the route
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military a period of service, esp in one place of duty
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a short trip, as for inspection
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a trip made by a theatre company, orchestra, etc, to perform in several different places
a concert tour
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an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc, to play in several places
verb
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to make a tour of (a place)
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to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places
Other Word Forms
- minitour noun
- untoured adjective
Etymology
Origin of tour
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Middle French < Latin tornus < Greek tórnos tool for making a circle. See turn
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Stokes has seen the worst side of media scrutiny, following the 2017 incident outside a Bristol nightclub that cost him a place on the subsequent Ashes tour.
From BBC
Anderson said Abrahams was "vitally important" to the band's early line-up and developed his musical ideas into a "tour de force display of his instrumental talents for the rest of his performing days".
From BBC
Bashir has played some cricket on the tour, having returned to action following a broken finger on his left hand during the English summer.
From BBC
She told BBC Radio Tees she was "gutted" to find out he had died, as she had been hoping he would be well enough to tour again.
From BBC
"We were actually on tour in Colorado at the time - we had just done a show in Boulder and we had one in Denver the next day," he told BBC Sport.
From BBC
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