grand tours

noun

plural of grand tour
as in trips

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  1. trips
  2. pilgrimages
  3. travels
  4. tours
  5. expeditions
  6. journeys
  7. treks
  8. flights
Noun
  • Conversations ranged from futuristic descriptions of everyday flying car trips to the ongoing struggles over funding for electric transit buses.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • UMass needs some kind of momentum after an 0-12 season last year, and Sacramento State will make a whole lot of trips from California to the Midwest after its surprising FBS jump.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • Climate change concerns have also been raised regarding pilgrimages in other countries, such as Kumbh Mela in India, which attracts hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers, as well as the Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq.
    — Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of pilgrimages
Noun
  • The latter recounts his travels to the island of Utopia and outlines its customs, which contrast sharply with common practice in England.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Memoir of a Hindu soldier Sitaram Pande, a soldier in the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, wrote a memoir about his travels and time in military service.
    — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • And while the museum is sweet, with tours in English several times a day, people also love coming here for entry to the cove itself.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Summary The golf playoffs are in full swing as both the PGA and LIV tours wrapped up their first rounds.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tours
Noun
  • Deep-sea expeditions offer access to a form of adventure that is both universally compelling and all but unreachable.
    — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Leaving Nothing Behind Secret Atlas incorporates beach clean-ups into its Svalbard expeditions, allowing guests and crew to collect marine debris from remote shorelines.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of expeditions
Noun
  • From classic Amtrak routes crossing the Continental Divide to historic steam locomotives chugging through the state’s mining past, these journeys continue to preserve the stories, scenery and communities that helped shape the West.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The canal, which opened in 1914, cuts thousands of miles from journeys between the east and west coasts of both North and South America, as well as between Europe and Asia.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeys
Noun
  • Step right off the property onto miles of scenic hiking and mountain biking trails, or ride the complimentary gondola down to historic downtown for instant access to iconic box-canyon treks, cascading waterfalls and world-class fly fishing.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This summer, the actress and entrepreneur dropped her second season of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, in which fans followed her on treks through Australia, Switzerland and Thailand.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of treks
Noun
  • On top of that, the Iranian airspace was closed to all flights during the bombings and Iranians were fleeing the country.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Airlines, supported by resilient travel demand and the shutdown of budget carrier Spirit in May, have hiked airfare and baggage fees and cut less profitable flights.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of flights
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