Category:Tour

Tour, n. Etym: [f. tour. See tower.]

Defn: a tower. [obs.] Chaucer.

Tour Tour, n. Etym: [f. tour. See turn, v. t.]

1. A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a Prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour Of europe; the tour of france or england. The bird of jove stooped from his airy tour. Milton.

2. A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [obs.] Blackmore.

3. (mil.)

Defn: anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a Tour of duty.

Syn. -- journey; excursion. See journey.

Tour Tour, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toured; p. pr. & vb. n. Touring.]

Defn: to make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes.