Definition of tour Tour

/tʊˈɹ/ - [tur] - Tou•r•

We found 22 definitions of tour from 7 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tours

tour - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
  circuit
  journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another
  walkabout nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
  grand tour a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
  grand tour a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
  itineration journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour
  package holiday, package tour a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price
  pub crawl a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)
tour - a period of time spent in military service
  enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour
  period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
tour - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
  go, spell, turn
  duty period, work shift, shift the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

Verb

tours, touring, toured  

tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
  journey, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
  take the road give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town
  visit, see assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • tour (Noun)
    A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
  • tour (Noun)
    A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
  • tour (Noun)
    A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
  • tour (Noun)
    A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
  • tour (Noun)
    A tour of duty .
  • tour (Noun)
    A tower.
  • tour (Verb)
    To make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.
  • tour (Verb)
    To make a circuit of a place.
  • tour (Verb)
    To toot a horn.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tour (n.)
    A tower.
  • tour (v. t.)
    A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England.
  • tour (v. t.)
    A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies.
  • tour (v. t.)
    anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty.
  • tour (v. i.)
    To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tour
    The act of going to see a city, a monument, a museum, etc.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tour
    tōōr, n. a going round: a journey in a circuit: a prolonged journey: a ramble.—n. Tour′ist, one who makes a tour, a traveller for sight-seeing.—adj. Touris′tic. [Fr.,—L. tornus, a turn.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • tour
    That which is done by succession. Tour of duty, turn to go on duty.

Part of speech

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  • tour, verb, present, 1st person singular of tour (infinitive).
  • tour, verb (infinitive).
  • tour, noun, singular of tours.

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