Tour Definition
to͝or
toured, touring, tours
noun
tours
A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.
American Heritage
A long trip, as for sightseeing.
Webster's New World
A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it.
A tour of the house.
American Heritage
Any trip, as for inspection; round; circuit; specif., a trip, as by a theatrical company or speaker, to give performances, lectures, etc. at a number of cities.
Webster's New World
A turn or shift of work; esp., a period of duty or military service at a single place.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- turn
- spell
- go
- duty tour
- tour-of-duty
- term of enlistment
- hitch
- enlistment
- circuit
- whistle-stop
- trip
- safari
- promenade
- pilgrimage
- peregrination
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verb
toured, touring, tours
To go on a tour.
Webster's New World
To travel from place to place, especially for pleasure.
American Heritage
To travel among various places while fulfilling engagements.
American Heritage
To take a tour through.
Webster's New World
To take (a play, theatrical company, etc.) on a tour.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
(cycling) The Tour de France.
Wiktionary
idiom
on tour
- touring, as to give performances, lectures, etc.
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tour
Origin of Tour
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Middle English a turn from Old French (influenced by tourner to turn about) from Latin tornus lathe turn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.
From Wiktionary
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Old French tor, French tour (“tower")
From Wiktionary
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See toot.
From Wiktionary
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