Tour | Mean of tour in English Dictionary

/ˈtuɚ/

• Noun
• a journey through the different parts of a country, region, etc.
1. We went on a tour of Italy.
2. They went on a driving tour of New England.
3. a sightseeing tour
4. We hired a tour guide. [=a person who takes people on trips through an area and explains the interesting details about it]
• an activity in which you go through a place (such as a building or city) in order to see and learn about the different parts of it
1. They went on a tour of the city.
2. We were taken on a tour of/through the school.
3. We went on a guided tour of the museum.
4. They gave us a tour of their new house.
5. We made a tour of the garden. [=we walked around the garden]
6. a tour of inspection [=an activity in which someone goes through a place in order to see if things are in the proper condition]
• a series of related performances, appearances, competitions, etc., that occur at different places over a period of time
1. a golf/book/concert tour
2. The band will be on tour [=traveling on a tour] for the next month.

• a period of time during which someone (such as a soldier) is on duty or in a certain place
1. during his tour in Vietnam
2. He served a tour of duty in Germany.
• Verb
• to make a journey or trip through an area or place
1. We toured London.
2. We'll tour the museum tomorrow.
3. We toured around for several weeks last summer.
4. “Are you here to study?” “No, I'm just touring.”
• to travel from place to place to perform, give speeches, etc.
1. Is the band touring this year?
2. The show has toured the country.