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tour  (tr)
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.

[Middle English, a turn, from Old French (influenced by tourner, to turn about), from Latin tornus, lathe; see turn.]

tourer n.

tour
Noun
1. an extended journey visiting places of interest along the route
2. a trip, by a band, theatre company, etc., to perform in several places
3. an overseas trip made by a cricket team, rugby team, etc., to play in several places
4. Mil a period of service, esp. in one place: the regiment has served several tours in Northern Ireland
Verb
to make a tour of (a place) [Old French: a turn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tourtour - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
walkabout - a walking trip or tour
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
grand tour - a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
grand tour - an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education
itineration - journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour
package holiday, package tour - a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price
pub crawl - a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)
whistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"
2.tourtour - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
duty period, work shift, shift - the time period during which you are at work
3.tourtour - a period of time spent in military service
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb1.tourtour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
take the road - give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town
journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
visit, see - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

tour
noun 1. circuit, course, round
verb 3. travel round, holiday in, travel through, journey round, trek round, go on a trip through
verb 4. visit, explore, go round, inspect, walk round, drive round, sightsee
Translations
tour [ˈtuəʳ] nviaje m (also: package tour) → viaje m con todo incluido [of town, museum] → visita
vtviajar por;
to go on a tour of [+ region, country] → ir de viaje por [+ museum, castle]; visitar;
to go on tour → partir or ir de gira

tour [ˈtuəʳ] nvoyage m;
(also: package tour) → voyage organisé; [of town, museum]; tour m, visite f;
(by band) → tournée f
vtvisiter;
to go on a tour of [+ museum, region] → visiter;
to go on tour → partir en tournée

tour [ˈtuəʳ] n (journey) → Reise f, Tour f;
(of factory, museum etc) → Rundgang m: (also: guided tour) → Führung f;
(by pop group etc) → Tournee f
vt [+ country, factory etc] (on foot) → ziehen durch [+ 000] (in car) → fahren durch;
to go on a tour of a museum/castle → an einer Museums-/Schlossführung teilnehmen;
to go on a tour of the Highlands → die Highlands bereisen;
to go/be on tour [pop group, theatre company etc] → auf Tournee gehen/sein

tour [tuəʳ] nviaggio;
(also: package tour) → viaggio organizzato or tutto compreso; [of town, museum] → visita;
(by artist) → tournée f inv
vtvisitare;
to go on a tour of [+ region, country] → fare il giro di [+ museum, castle]; visitare;
to go on tour → andare in tournée

tour
n tour [tuə]
1 a journey to several places and back They went on a tour of Italy. toer رِحْلَه обиколка cesta tur; rundrejse die Rundreise γύρος, περιήγηση viaje, excursión reis تور kiertomatka voyage, visite סִיוּר यात्रा obilazak, putovanje utazás, út perjalanan ferðalag viaggio, gita, tour 旅行 유람, 관광 여행 kelionė ceļojums; brauciens melancong rondreis rundreise wycieczka, objazd, tournee viagem călătorie, vizită, turneu турне cesta potovanje obilazak rundresa การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ gezi 旅遊 подорож; поїздка; турне; тур سير، سياحت chuyến đi
2 a visit around a particular place He took us on a tour of the house and gardens. toer, rondwys جَوْلَه обиколка prohlídka rundvisning der Rundgang επίσκεψη, ξενάγηση visita tutvumiskäik گردش tutustumiskierros visite סִיוּר सैर, भ्रमण obilazak (kör)séta berkeliling skoðunartúr visita 一巡 시찰, 견학 apžiūrinėjimas, pasivaikščiojimas ekskursija; apskate lawatan rondleiding omvisning obchód vizită, tur осмотр prehliadka obhod poseta rundvandring, -tur การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ dolaşma 參觀 обхід گشت chuyến đi thăm
3 an official period of time of work usually abroad He did a tour of duty in Fiji. diens جَوْلَة عَمَل في خارج البِلاد турне služební cesta udstationering die Dienstzeit επαγγελματική θητεία συν. στο εξωτερικό visita; (artistas) gira ametisõit ماموریت työmatka poste סִיוּר दौर služba, rok službe külszolgálat masa tugas þjónustutími á tilteknum stað (turno) 出張 (해외) 근무 기간 buvimas, tarnybos laikas komandējums; stažēšanās bertugas verblijf tjenestetid staż comissão serviciu стажировка (за границией) služobná cesta služba; turneja služba tjänstgöring ระยะเวลาการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ görev süresi 巡視 перебування на посаді; черга відбуття служби دورہ chuyến công tác
v
to go on a tour (around) to tour Europe. toer يَجولُ، يَطوف، يقومُ بِجَوْلَةٍ обикалям procestovat rejse (rundt i) bereisen περιοδεύω viajar; visitar reisima سیاحت کردن kierrellä visiter לְסַייֵר दौरा करना putovati (po) körutazást tesz melancong ferðast um viaggiare 旅行する ...을 여행하다 keliauti po []ceļot melancong rondreizen reise rundt (i), dra tur (til) objeżdżać percorrer a vizita совершать турне precestovať prepotovati obilaziti resa (göra en rundresa, turnera) i ท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ gezmek, dolaşmak 遊覽 здійснювати подорож سير پر جانا، دورہ کرنا، سياحت کرنا đi thăm
n tourism
the industry dealing with tourists ie hotels, catering etc Tourism is an important part of our economy. toerisme سِياحَه туризъм turismus turisme der Tourismus τουρισμός turismo turism جهانگردی turismi tourisme תַייָרוּת पर्यटन turizam idegenforgalom pariwisata túrismi, ferðamannaþjónusta turismo 観光業 관광 사업 turizmas tūrisms pelancongan toerisme turisme turystyka turismo turism туризм cestovný ruch, cestovanie, turistika turizem turizam turism ธุรกิจท่องเที่ยว turizm 旅游業 туризм سياحت du lịch
n tourist
a person who travels for pleasure London is usually full of tourists; (also adjective ) the tourist industry. toeris سائِح турист turista; turistický turist; turist- der/die Tourist(in); Touristen-... τουρίστας turista; (adjetivo) turístico turist جهانگرد turisti touriste; touristique תַייָר पर्यटक turist turista wisatawan túristi, ferðamaður turista; turistico, del turismo 旅行者 관광객; 관광객(용)의 turistas; turizmo tūrists; tūrisms pelancong toerist turist turysta turista turist; turistic турист turista; turistický turist; turističen turista turist นักท่องเที่ยว turist 遊客 турист, мандрівник سياح khách du lịch
n tour guide
a person who guides tourists on trips. toergids مُرْشِد سِياحي екскурзовод průvodce rejseleder; guide der Tourguide, der Führer ξεναγός, οδηγός τουριστών guía turístico, guía turística giid راهنمای گشت guide מַדרִיך טִיוּלִים पर्यटकों का मार्गदर्शन करने वाला turistički vodič (osoba) idegenvezető pemandu wisata guida turistica 旅行ガイド 가이드 ekskursijų vadovas, gidas ekskursijas vadītājs, gids pemandu pelancong reisgids reiseleder; omviser przewodnik [] экскурсовод turistický sprievodca vodnik turistički vodič reseledare, reseguide ผู้นำทัวร์ tur rehberi 導遊 гид ايسا شخص جو سياحوں کي رہ نمائي کرے hướng dẫn viên du lịch
n tourist guide
a guide with information about tourist attractions. toeristegids دَليل سِياحي туристически пътеводител průvodce rejsefører der Touristenführer τουριστικός οδηγός guía turística reisijuht (raamat), turistiinforaamat راهنمای جاذبه های گردشگری guide touristique מַדרִיך תַּייָרִים पर्यटन स्थलों की जानकारी रखने वाला turistički vodič (knjiga) idegenvezetés informasi wisata guida turistica 観光ガイド 관광 가이드 turizmo vadovas ceļvedis pemandu pelancong reisgids reisehåndbok przewodnik turystyczny туристический справочник turistický sprievodca (knižný) vodič turistički vodič turistguide, -broschyr ผู้นำเที่ยว turist rehberi 導遊手冊 туристичний довідник سياحوں کے ليے رہ نما کتب hướng dẫn viên du lịch


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She told me that having a considerable taste for the Beauties of Nature, her curiosity to behold the delightful scenes it exhibited in that part of the World had been so much raised by Gilpin's Tour to the Highlands, that she had prevailed on her Father to undertake a Tour to Scotland and had persuaded Lady Dorothea to accompany them.
Malaria still festered in me and put me on my back in shivering delirium at the most unexpected moments, compelling me to cancel a double lecture tour which had been arranged.
About two years ago, not long after my return from a tour upon the prairies of the far West, I had a conversation with my friend, Mr.
 
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