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tour
noun
1
a an extended journey round an area, country, etc with stops at various places of interest along the route and which usually returns to the starting-point at the end;
b (the Tour or the Grand Tour) a journey through France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy that was formerly undertaken by wealthy or aristocratic young men as the culmination of their education.
2 a visit round a particular place a tour of the cathedral .
3 a journey round a place with frequent stops for business or professional engagements along the route, eg by a theatre company, a sports team visiting from abroad, a rock group, etc.
4 a an official period of duty or military service, especially abroad did a tour of duty in Germany ;
b the time spent on this kind of duty or service.
verb (toured , touring ) tr & intr
1 to travel round (a place).
2 said of a theatre company, band, performer, etc: to travel from place to place giving performances.
[13c: from French tor , from Greek tornos tool for making circles]
touring adjective , noun .
on tour said of a theatre company, band, performer, sports team, etc: playing a series of specified venues (around an area, country, etc).
© Hodder Education

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