| tour | |
| 1. n. A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. | |
| On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions. | |
| 2. n. A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place. | |
| On the company's website, you can take a virtual tour of the headquarters. | |
| 3. n. A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts. | |
| Metallica's tour of Europe | |
| 4. n. (sports) A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played. | |
| 5. n. (military) A tour of duty. | |
| 6. n. (graph theory) A closed trail. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) A going round; a circuit. | |
| 8. n. (obsolete) A turn; a revolution. | |
| the tours of the heavenly bodies | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To make a journey | |
| The Rolling Stones were still touring when they were in their seventies. | |
| 10. v. To make a circuit of a place | |
| The circuses have been touring Europe for the last few weeks. | |
| 11. n. (dated) A tower. | |
