tour

[ toor ]

/ tʊər /

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.

Origin of tour

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

SYNONYMS FOR tour

2 trip, expedition.

6, 8 visit.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tour

min·i·tour, noun un·toured, adjective

Words nearby tour

toulouse, toulouse-lautrec, toulouse-lautrec, henri de, toun, toupee, tour, tour d'horizon, tour de force, tour en l'air, tour jeté, tour of duty

Definition for tour (2 of 2)

La Tour

[ lah too r; French la toor ]

/ lɑ ˈtʊər; French la ˈtur /

noun

Georges de

[zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/,1593–1652, French painter.

Example sentences from the Web for tour

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
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

HONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard.

China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think |Brendon Hong |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They all made a tour of the mine which had been dug a considerable distance into the mountain.

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road |Edward L. Wheeler
To one experience of my tour as a lecturer I shall always be able to look back with satisfaction.

My Discovery of England |Stephen Leacock
I trust that my description will assist the stranger in his tour of the Cathedral.

The Story of Seville |Walter M. Gallichan
After a tour of the principal cities we returned to America, proud of our success, and well rewarded in purse for our effort.

An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) |Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
Well, on that tour, what we did best and chiefly, was to laugh.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for tour (1 of 2)

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 places a 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

British Dictionary definitions for tour (2 of 2)

La Tour

/ (French la tur) /

noun

Georges de (ʒɔrʒ də). ?1593–1652, French painter, esp of candlelit religious scenes

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