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tour
[toor]
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.
Synonyms: ,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.
Synonyms:to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements.
verb (used with object)
to travel through (a place).
Synonyms: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.
tour
/ ʊə /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- minitour noun
- untoured adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tour1
Example Sentences
In between the news cameras and flowers, a group wandered around the building on a guided tour and legislative officials went about their work in an eerie hush.
Next week he takes the New York Philharmonic on an Asia tour.
In the “Materialists” press tour, Johnson is more freely magnetic, sitting for another “Vanity Fair” lie detector test and answering cheeky, rapid-fire questions with her co-star, Pedro Pascal, for “Vogue.”
Of course, it's not a realistic prospect for F1 personnel to engage in a nine-month-long world tour in which they simply go from one race venue to the next.
He announced the new music, alongside a tour that will kick off its North American leg in September.
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