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Tour meaning in English

Meaning of Tour in English

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Tour

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Noun

1. circuit, tour

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

Example Sentences:
'they took an extended tour of Europe'
'we took a quick circuit of the park'
'a ten-day coach circuit of the island'

2. go, spell, tour, turn

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

Example Sentences:
'it's my go'
'a spell of work'

3. duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty

a period of time spent in military service

Verb

4. tour

make a tour of a certain place

Example Sentences:
'We toured the Provence this summer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tour

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noun
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
verb
6. 
to make a tour of (a place)
7. 
to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places

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Tour

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noun
1. 
a turn or shift of work; esp., a period of duty or military service at a single place
: in full tour of duty
2. 
a long trip, as for sightseeing
3. 
any trip, as for inspection; round; circuit; specif., a trip, as by a theatrical company or speaker, to give performances, lectures, etc. at a number of cities
verb intransitive
4. 
to go on a tour
verb transitive
5. 
to take a tour through
6. 
to take (a play, theatrical company, etc.) on a tour

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Tour

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n.
1. A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.
2. A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.
3. A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it: a tour of the house.
4. A journey to fulfill a round of engagements in several places: a pianist on a concert tour.
5. A shift, as in a factory.
6. A period of duty at a single place or job.
7. Sports A series of professional tournaments, as in golf.
v. toured, tour·ing, tours
v.intr.
1. To travel from place to place, especially for pleasure.
2. To travel among various places while fulfilling engagements.
v.tr.
1. To make a tour of: toured Europe last summer; officials touring the scene of the disaster.
2. To present (a play, for example) on a tour.

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