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Type Words
Synonyms duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty
Type of time period, period, period of time
Type Words
Synonyms circuit
Type of journey, journeying
Has types grand tour, itineration, package holiday, package tour, walkabout, whistle-stop tour, pub crawl
Derivation tourist


they took an extended tour of Europe.
Type Words
Synonyms go, spell, turn
Type of duty period, shift, work shift
Type Words
Type of journey, travel
Has types see, take the road, visit
Derivation tourer, tourist


We toured the Provence this summer.

Examples of tour

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This choir has performed at the Vatican and is planning a tour of Spain in 2011.
From the dailyherald.com
Heller and Weiss traveled to Chicago in October to tour that city's bike center.
From the stltoday.com
Culver's drive from Iowa City to Des Moines was the last leg of a farewell tour.
From the desmoinesregister.com
The event includes a building tour, student performances and class competitions.
From the thenewstribune.com
The candidates will arrive Wednesday and get a tour of the community, Hall said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Barber also holds the record among tour pros for the most strokes below his age.
From the ocregister.com
We talked almost exclusively with our tour guides and hotel and resort managers.
From the post-gazette.com
A bicycle tour is the best way to acquaint yourself with the island's geography.
From the forbes.com
It was hardly the type of encounter I was hoping for during my Asian sales tour.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
  • Make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
  • Go: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
  • Enlistment: a period of time spent in military service
  • (tours) an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
  • A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band. Informal names for a concert include "show" and "gig". ...
  • The Tour is live recording album by R&B singer Mary J. Blige, released July 28, 1998 (see 1998 in music). The album was recorded in many different venues during her Share My World Tour in 1997-1998 in the U.S..
  • (Toured (A Live Album)) Toured (A Live Album) was a live album by Huntington Beach pop punk band Big Drill Car. ...
  • (Touring (card game)) Touring is a specialty card game. Originally patented by the Wallie Dorr Company and produced in 1906, it was picked up by Parker Brothers in 1925.