# tour

Pronunciation: US say "TUUR" /tʊɹ/; UK say "TAW" /tɔː(ɹ)/; AUS say "TOO-uh" /tʉːə/

## Noun

1. A journey to a series of places made by performers, a sports team, or a public figure, who give concerts, play matches, or make appearances along the way.
   - Simple: A trip to several places where a band performs, a team plays matches, or someone gives talks.
   - _The orchestra's European tour included twelve concerts in three weeks._
   - _After the album dropped, the singer announced a world tour._
2. A visit to or through a building, place, or area to look at what is there, often led by a guide who explains what you see; it may also be virtual.
   - Simple: A visit around a place, like a castle or city, to look at it, often with a guide who explains things.
   - _The walking tour included stops at three historic churches._
   - _She booked a virtual tour of the gallery to view the paintings from home._
4. A street and road race, often spread across several days, as in competitive cycling.
   - Simple: A road race that often lasts several days, usually for cyclists.
   - _The cyclist crashed on the final stage of the tour._
   - _Each tour tests riders over mountains, flats, and time trials._
5. A period of military service spent at a particular post or in a particular assignment.
   - Simple: A set period of time a soldier spends serving in one place.
   - _The soldier completed three tours overseas before retiring._
   - _His tour of duty ended just before the holidays._
6. A series of professional competitions held through a season that together form a championship circuit, as in golf, tennis, or snooker.
   - Simple: A series of professional competitions in a sport, like golf or snooker, played across a season.
   - _The golfer qualified for the main tour after a strong season._
   - _Ranking points on the tour decide who reaches the finals._

## Verb

3. To travel around or through a place or a series of places, visiting and looking at them, or performing or competing in them.
   - Simple: To travel around a place or several places, visiting them or performing in them.
   - _The friends decided to tour through several countries by train._
   - _She toured extensively before writing her travel book._

## Noun

7. A going around; a circuit or circular route. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A trip that goes all the way around and comes back.
8. A turn or single revolution; one complete rotation. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: One full turn around, like a wheel spinning once.
9. A tall, narrow structure rising above its surroundings; a tower. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A tall, narrow building that rises high, like a tower.

## Verb

10. To toot or sound a horn. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To blow a horn and make a loud sound.

## Other meanings

- (noun) In graph theory, a walk that begins and ends at the same vertex without repeating any edge.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–8** — Old French gave English this word. In Old French, tour or tourn was a noun made from torner, a verb that was also spelled tourner.
**Meaning 9** — From Old French tor and French tour, meaning "tower."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tour (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).