Definition of tour
1a : a journey for business, pleasure, or education often involving a series of stops and ending at the starting point; also : something resembling such a tour a tour of the history of philosophyb : a series of professional tournaments (as in golf or tennis)c : a brief turn : round
2a : a period during which an individual or unit is on a specific duty or at one place a tour of dutyb : one's turn in an orderly schedule : shift
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Examples of tour in a Sentence
We went on a tour of Italy.
They went on a driving tour of New England.
They went on a tour of the city.
We were taken on a tour of the school.
We went on a guided tour of the museum.
They gave us a tour of their new house.
during his tour in Vietnam
He served a tour of duty in Germany.
Recent Examples of tour from the Web
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As a former tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, Jonathan Taplin isn’t your typical academic.
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But tour operators and hoteliers are entering this summer with trepidation: they are being hit by an epidemic of food-poisoning claims from British tourists.
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On this tour, the couple will square off in a rowing competition.
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Cruise ships, commercial flights and tour operators are all taking curious Americans to Cuba.
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Price and Jessop gave a tour of the renovation work Sunday.
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The PTSD that chased him home from a tour in the Navy felt controllable.
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Malzahn said last month during his Ambush tour stop in Alex City that Gonzalez was expected to arrive on campus at the end of June.
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Jay-Z has announced a three-month North American tour in support of 4:44 starting in October and, child labor laws be damned, Blue Ivy had better be the opener.
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Origin and Etymology of tour
Middle English, from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit, journey — more at turn
tour
Definition of tour
transitive verb
1 : to make a tour of
2 : to present (something, such as a theatrical production) on a tour
intransitive verb
: to make a tour
Examples of tour in a Sentence
We'll tour the museum tomorrow.
We toured around for several weeks last summer.
“Are you here to study?” “No, I'm just touring.”
Is the band touring this year?
The show has toured the country.
Recent Examples of tour from the Web
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A post shared by maddie (@maddieziegler) on Jun 1, 2017 at 11:28am PDT In just a few months, Maddie will be touring with Sia around the world.
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During his return, he's been spotted white water rafting down the Ayung River and touring the Jatiluwih rice terraces, one of UNESCO's World Heritages.
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She was spotted touring many different types of colleges from UC Berkeley to Barnard College, but decided to pick Harvard (which has a acceptance rate of 5.4%).
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Springsteen will still tour to bigger venues at some point, of course.
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An idea is sparked Millions of people have toured Luray Caverns since its discovery in 1878, including Leland Sprinkle, an electronics engineer and mathematician who worked at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
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Pepper arose partly because the Beatles had just decided, bravely, to stop touring.
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In 1921, after a charter was adopted, Allen O. Martin was named the first police chief and given a force of 12 officers and the use of a touring car.
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None of the original band members including Colomby perform with BS&T, but Colomby has worked to keep the group going and touring as new singers, drummers, guitarists, pianists, brass and woodwind players audition for and join the band, Bice said.
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First Known Use of tour
1708
TOUR Defined for English Language Learners
tour
playDefinition of tour for English Language Learners
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: a journey through the different parts of a country, region, etc.
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: an activity in which you go through a place (such as a building or city) in order to see and learn about the different parts of it
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: a series of related performances, appearances, competitions, etc., that occur at different places over a period of time
tour
Definition of tour for English Language Learners
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: to make a journey or trip through an area or place : to make a tour of (something)
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: to travel from place to place to perform, give speeches, etc.
TOUR Defined for Kids
Definition of tour for Students
1 : a trip usually involving a series of stops and ending at the point where it started a tour of the city
2 : a fixed period of duty
Definition of tour for Students
toured
;touring
: to make a tour of : travel as a tourist
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