tour - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Use the noun tour to describe a route taken while sight-seeing or the act of experiencing a place, like a tour of Italy in which travelers tour museums and churches.

Not all tours have to do with vacations. In fact, a tour can be quite the opposite, such as a snowplow driver whose tour during a blizzard lasts until the streets are clear, or military personnel who serve a tour of duty in the place they are assigned. These kinds of tours involve a commitment of work or service for a certain period of time.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tour

1	n v	a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area make a tour of a certain place
2	n	a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tour

1

n a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

“they took an extended tour of Europe”

Synonyms:: circuit

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; walkabout
a walking trip or tour; grand tour
a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; grand tour
an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education; itineration
journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour; package holiday, package tour
a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price; pub crawl
a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop); whistle-stop tour
a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited

Type of:: journey, journeying
the act of traveling from one place to another

v make a tour of a certain place

“We toured the Provence this summer”

Types:: take the road
give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town; see, visit
go to see a place, as for entertainment; take in
visit for entertainment

Type of:: journey, travel
undertake a journey or trip

2

n a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

Synonyms:: go, spell, turn

Type of:: duty period, shift, work shift
the time period during which you are at work

n a period of time spent in military service

Synonyms:: duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty

Type of:: period, period of time, time period
an amount of time