tour


Definition: Meaning of, tour in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tʊə /

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tour tours
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  1. a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc
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  2. a short trip through a place to see it
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  3. a planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several places
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  4. a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work
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  5. tour of inspection an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performance
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
tour toured toured
Present Participle Third Person Singular
touring tours
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to visit several parts of a country or area
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  2. [transitive] to go round or be shown round a place
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tour used in phrases

  • Georges de La Tour (noun)
    1. 1593-1652 french painter of religious works
  • La Tour (noun)
    1. 1593-1652 french painter of religious works
  • Tour de France (noun)
    1. a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that lasts three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles
  • Tour de France, the
    1. a famous bicycle race that takes place in France each year. The race goes all over France and continues for about three weeks. On each day the rider who is leading the race wears a special yellow shirt.
  • duty tour (noun)
    1. a period of time spent in military, diplomatic or other service
  • grand tour (noun)
    1. the grand tour a trip round Europe made in the past by young British or American people from rich families as part of their education
    2. an occasion when someone takes you around a building to show it to you - used humorously
  • guided tour (noun)
    1. if someone takes you on a guided tour, they show you around a place of interest and tell you all about it
  • mystery tour (noun)
    1. a trip, usually by bus, in which people do not know exactly where they will be taken
  • on tour (noun)
    1. travelling about
  • package tour (noun)
    1. a PACKAGE DEAL ( 1)
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