Definitions for: Tour


[n] 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"
[n] a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
[n] a period of time spent in military service
[v] make a tour of a certain place



Webster (1913) Definition: Tour, n. [F. tour. See Tower.]
A tower. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


Tour, n. [F. tour. See Turn, v. t.]
1. A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a
prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion;
as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England.

The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour.
--Milton.

2. A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly
bodies. [Obs.] --Blackmore.

3. (Mil.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a
turn; as, a tour of duty.

Syn: Journey; excursion. See Journey.


Tour, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Touring.]
To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. --T. Hughes.

Synonyms: circuit, duty tour, enlistment, go, hitch, spell, term of enlistment, tour of duty, turn

See Also: duty period, grand tour, itineration, journey, journey, journeying, package holiday, package tour, period, period of time, pub crawl, see, shift, take the road, time period, travel, visit, walkabout, whistle-stop tour, work shift

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