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

But it also comes just in time, too: memberships for British Cycling have been falling, and the body itself stepped in in 2024 to save the men's and women's Tours of Britain from collapse.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Tours typically book a year in advance, so the full effects of the visa issues and ICE fears may not be felt until later in 2026 or 2027.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Young Pioneer Tours, which specialises in travel to North Korea, told AFP in March that Air China resuming its route to Beijing opens Pyongyang up to more accessible connections.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But these videos aren’t just for those planning trips or reliving them, says Isaac Harjo, 46, whose Prowalk Tours account has 754,000 subscribers on YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

We hid the car in a garage, believe it or not, belonging to a lovely and heroic old woman who lives by herself in a riverside villa on the Tours side of the Poitou.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein