grand tour

noun

|Updated on: 15 May 2018

Examples: grand tour in a Sentence

Definition of grand tour

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

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Examples of grand tour in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of grand tour from the Web

On a grand tour befitting the occasion of its 100th birthday, the orchestra in late May and early June will repeat the Beethoven cycle two times, in Vienna, Austria, and Tokyo.

— zachary lewis, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Orchestra seeks deeper meaning in Beethoven with 'The Prometheus Project' (preview)," 4 May 2018
Shadowing a crown prince | Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grand tour of the U.S. has been a wild ride, Vivian Nereim reports in a behind-the-scenes look.

— kathleen hunter, Bloomberg.com, "Dreamer Deadlock Energizes Democrats' Midterm Bid," 2 Apr. 2018
The museum is calling attention to these objects with special labels, a brochure and a new feature on its ArtLens mobile app, which includes descriptions by Lemonedes that take visitors on a grand tour thoughout the museum.

— steven litt, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Museum of Art spotlights recent additions to ever-growing permanent collection (photos)," 8 Apr. 2018
These are anxious times for the grand tours like the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.

— jason gay, WSJ, "My Masters Is Paris-Roubaix," 5 Apr. 2018
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, arrives in Washington on a grand tour of the U.S. this week seeking to burnish his credentials as a decisive reformer to do business with.

— Bloomberg.com, "Coming to America: The Saudi Prince’s Charm Offensive," 19 Mar. 2018
The images here come from the Scientific American Archive, which provides us with a grand tour of human progress from August 28, 1845, to the present day.

— daniel c. schlenoff, Scientific American, "High Technology in 1867," 15 Aug. 2017
In Europe, customers who pick up their vehicles are encouraged to drive them on a grand tour, ending at one of several ports where it will be shipped back to their hometown dealership.

— kyle stock, Bloomberg.com, "For a Swanky Car, Skip the Dealership," 26 Feb. 2018
Much of that spending, including splurges during tourists’ grand tours of Europe, has gone to the French conglomerates that dominate the luxury industry -- Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Gucci parent Kering.

— robert williams, Bloomberg.com, "China's European Fashion Habit Moves From Bus Tour to Boardroom," 22 Feb. 2018

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GRAND TOUR Defined for English Language Learners

grand tour

noun

Definition of grand tour for English Language Learners

: a journey to the different countries of Europe that in the past was part of the education of wealthy young people from Britain and the U.S.
: a tour that is given to show people around a place