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tour

Pronunciation: /tɔː(ɹ)/

The English word “tour” has 15 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
  2. A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
  3. A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
  4. A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
  5. A street and road race, frequently multiday.
  6. A set of competitions which make up a championship.
  7. A tour of duty.
  8. A closed trail.
  9. A going round; a circuit.
  10. A turn; a revolution.
  11. A circuit of snooker tournaments
  12. A tower.

verb

  1. To make a journey.
  2. To make a circuit of a place.
  3. To toot a horn.

Etymology

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

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