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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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   TOUR definition: 1. a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and…. Learn more.

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

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   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. 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 ]

5. 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.

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

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   A tour is a journey during which you visit several places that interest you. It was week five of my tour of the major cities of Europe. [ + of] Synonyms: journey, expedition, excursion, trip More Synonyms of tour. 4. countable noun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTOUR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's 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.

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.