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tour

UK/tɔː(ɹ)/ US/tʊə(ɹ)/ common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

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”
Synonyms
2.

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

  • “it”
  • “;”
Synonyms
3.

verb

1.

make a tour of a certain place

  • “We toured the Provence this summer”

Origin

From Old French tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

Phrases

  • abortion tour
  • audio tour
  • book tour
  • Cook's tour
  • duck tour
  • Eulerian tour
  • fifty-cent tour
  • grand tour

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