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   tour

   /tʊə/

   noun

   • 1. a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited: "a motoring tour of Scotland" Similar excursionjourneyexpeditiontripjauntoutingday tripjunketvoyagetreksafarirare:peregrination
   • ▪ a short trip to or through a place in order to view or inspect something: "a tour of the White House" Similar visitinspectionguided tourwalk roundsurveywalkaboutramble
   • 2. a journey made by performers or a sports team, in which they perform or play in several different places: "Ireland's eight-match tour of New Zealand"
   • ▪ (in golf, tennis, and other sports) the annual round of events in which top professionals compete. Similar circuitambitroundcoursebeatleglap
   • 3. a spell of duty on military or diplomatic service: "a tour of duty in Northern Ireland" Similar stintstretchspellshiftturnassignmentdutyperiod of serviceperiod of enlistment

   verb

   • 1. make a tour of (an area): "he decided to tour France" Similar travel roundtravel throughjourney throughgo on a trip throughgo on an excursion inexplorevoyage aroundtrek aroundsightsee incruiserange overroam inrove throughwander throughglobetrotholiday ininformal:dovisitgo roundgo aroundwalk rounddrive roundseeexploreinspectreviewsurveyscrutinizereconnoitre
   • ▪ take (a performer, production, etc.) on tour: "this production will be toured to outlying villages"

   Word Origin Middle English (in tour (sense 3 of the noun); also denoting a circular movement): from Old French, ‘turn’, via Latin from Greek tornos ‘lathe’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area: a cycling tour of Provence. They've just come back from a tour of (UK also round) California's wine country. Tour operators (= companies which arrange holidays for people) have reported a drop in sales. A2 [ C or U ]

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tourTour Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Oct 6, 2011 · The meaning of TOUR is a journey for business, pleasure, or education often involving a series of stops and ending at the starting point; also : something resembling such a tour. How to use tour in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tourTOUR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of tour – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TOUR definition: 1. a visit to and around a place, area, or country: 2. to travel around a place for pleasure: . Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOUR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a trip made for pleasure, especially as a vacation, visiting several different places in an area: a walking tour of Boston. They've just come back from a tour of (UK also round) California's wine country. Tour operators (= companies which arrange vacations for people) have reported a drop in sales. A2 [ C or U ]

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   tour. (tʊəʳ ) Word forms: tours , touring , toured. 1. countable noun A2. A tour is an organized trip that people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform. The band are currently on a two-month tour of Europe.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtour noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   an act of walking around a town, building, etc. in order to visit it. We were given a guided tour (= by somebody who knows about the place) of the palace. a virtual tour (= shown on a computer) of the Taj Mahal.