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tour
I. \ˈtu̇(ə)r, ˈtu̇ə, in sense 1 sometimes ˈtau̇(ə)r or ˈtau̇ə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French tor, tour, torn, tourn lathe, circuit, turn — more at turn
1.
a. : one's turn in an orderly arrangement or schedule : a shift usually in a factory
b. : a period during which an individual or unit is on a specific duty or at one place
< assigned to short tours of duty at a number of United States Army stations — Current Biography >
< my tour of duty in Kenya lasted fourteen months — John Muggeridge >
c. : a single circuit of a postal carrier around his route
2. obsolete : a circuitous movement : a revolution especially of a heavenly body
3.
a.
(1) : a journey in which one returns to the starting point : a circular trip usually for business, pleasure, or education during which various places are visited and for which an itinerary is often planned
< an inexpensive tour of Europe — T.R.Ybarra >
< a motor tour of New England >
(2) : something resembling such a tour
< making a tour of all the problems confronting the West — New York Times >
b.
(1) : a brief turn : round
< the very walks of the garden are so moist that … no person can make a tour of it — Tobias Smollett >
(2) : a short drive or outing often representing a social occasion
c. : a circuit of an island
d. : a visit (as to a museum, factory, or historic site) for enjoyment or instruction usually under the auspices of a guide
< a brief opening ceremony followed by a tour of the new school >
< the group made a conducted tour of the battleground >
e. : a series of professional engagements involving travel from one place to another
< after a successful nationwide tour, the play was made into a motion picture — Current Biography >
< took his small theatrical company on tour in the provinces >
4. : a headdress of the 17th and 18th centuries usually built high by adding false hair, pads, or trimmings
5. obsolete : the compass or range of something : sum and substance
6. : one of the distinct portions of a more or less continuous song of a canary
II. \ˈtu̇(ə)r, ˈtu̇ə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. : to direct one's steps : go, proceed
< loves holding onto someone's hands and touring around the room — Infant Care >
2.
a. : to make a tour
< toured through Central America and Mexico >
b. : to go on tour especially with or in a theatrical production
< the star headed an obedient company in the city or toured by himself — Margery Bailey >
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make a tour of
< toured the countryside instructing workers — Americana Annual >
b. : to take on a tour
< the group was toured through the factory >
2. : to present (as a theatrical production) on a tour
< students … tour a children's theater play for one week each spring — Alice Griffin > |