noun
1.
a traveling around from place to place.
2.
a long journey including the visiting of a number of places in sequence, especially with an organized group led by a guide.
3.
a brief trip through a place, as a building or a site, in order to view or inspect it: The visiting prime minister was given a tour of the chemical plant.
4.
a journey from town to town to fulfill engagements, as by a theatrical company or an entertainer: to go on tour; a European concert tour.
5.
a period of duty at one place or in one job.
verb (used without object)
6.
to travel from place to place.
7.
to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to travel through (a place).
9.
to send or take (a theatrical company, its production, etc.) from town to town.
10.
to guide (someone) on a tour: He toured us through the chateaus of the Loire Valley.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Middle French < Latin tornus < Greek tórnos tool for making a circle. See turn
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Middle French < Latin tornus < Greek tórnos tool for making a circle. See turn
Related forms
min·i·tour, noun
un·toured, adjective
Synonyms
2. trip, expedition. 6, 8. visit.
2. trip, expedition. 6, 8. visit.
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La Tour (French la tur) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Georges de (ʒɔrʒ də). ?1593--1652, French painter, esp of candlelit religious scenes | |
| tour (tʊə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an extended journey, usually taken for pleasure, visiting places of interest along the route |
| 2. | military a period of service, esp in one place of duty |
| 3. | a short trip, as for inspection |
| 4. | a trip made by a theatre company, orchestra, etc, to perform in several different places: a concert tour |
| 5. | an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc, to play in several places |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to make a tour of (a place) |
| 7. | to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places |
| [C14: from Old French: a turn, from Latin tornus a lathe, from Greek tornos; compare | |
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Word Origin & History
tour
c.1320, "a turn, a shift on duty," from O.Fr. tour, tourn "a turn, trick, round, circuit, circumference," from torner, tourner "to turn," from L. tornare "to polish, round off, fashion, turn on a lathe" (see turn). Sense of "a traveling around, journey" is first recorded 1643.
The verb is attested from 1746. Tour de force "feat of strength" is 1802, from Fr., from force "strength." Tour de France is recorded from 1922. The Grand Tour, a journey through France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy formerly was the finishing touch in the education of a gentleman.
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Example sentences
As part of the tour he had planned for me, he invited me to visit the local zoo.
At the end of the tour visitors were left free to draw their own conclusions.
But if you've ever taken a winery tour, you know that afterward the wine somehow tastes better.
Fair enough-that's a big-ticket item for a small tour.
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