grand tour

noun

1

: an extended tour of the Continent that was formerly a usual part of the education of young British gentlemen

2

: an extensive and usually educational tour

Examples of grand tour in a Sentence

They offered to give us a grand tour of their new house.

Recent Examples on the Web

This particular cruise is a cultural adventure with stops in several nations that were once behind the Iron Curtain—Latvia, Estonia, and Poland—as well as a grand tour of Scandinavian destinations including Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Bornholm, and the Åland Islands. —Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

And to take Taylor’s bag from her hands with the confidence of a hostess just months after bumping her carry-on through a grand tour of arrondissements. —Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025

And Roglič, who has crashed out of several grand tours in recent years, appeared happy to just finish the race. —Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 July 2025

Double Olympic gold-medalist Faulkner is the reigning national road racing champion and will look to add to her three grand tour stage wins. —Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grand tour

• abjure
• adjure
• allure
• assure
• brochure
• cocksure
• coiffure
• contour
• couture
• demure
• detour
• endure