Tours

American  

[toor, toor] / tʊər, tur /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.

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Tours British  

/ tur /

noun

1. a town in W central France, on the River Loire: nearby is the scene of the defeat of the Arabs in 732, which ended the advance of Islam in W Europe. Pop: 132 820 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Tours run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a shuttle service between the two tour loops to help reduce wait times.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Danish cycling great Jonas Vingegaard will race the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia this year as he bids to become the eighth rider to win the three Grand Tours.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Tours from huge musical artists like Beyoncé and Swift are big money-makers for the singers, but they are not the only beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Tours were sociable occasions, with hands to be shaken and speeches to be made.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Here’s why Merle Hodge was now the proprietor and sole employee of Merle’s Famous Lazarus Boat Tours: He was the previous proprietor and sole employee of Merle’s Famous Fisherman Tours.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley