tour
noun /tʊər/ /tɔːr/
/tʊr/ Definition
A2 [C] a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look round the place or area and learn about it: We went on a guided tour of the cathedral/museum/factory. A bus took us on a sightseeing tour of the city. a tour guideJourneys A2 [C] a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area: a cycling tour of Provence They've just come back from a tour of (UK also round) Cornwall. Tour operators (= companies which arrange holidays for people) have reported a drop in bookings.Journeys A2 [C or U] a planned visit to several places in a country or area made for a special purpose, such as one made by a politician, sports team, or group of performers: a lecture/concert tour The Queen is making a two-week tour of Australia. She is performing in Birmingham tonight, on the third leg of (= stage of) her nationwide tour. The England cricket team is on tour in Pakistan.JourneysCompetitions, and parts of competitions › [C] a tour of duty
(Definition of tour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beauty contest noun
- bout noun (SPORT)
- championship noun (COMPETITION)
- fixture noun (SPORTS EVENT)
- friendly noun
- gala noun (SPORTS EVENT)
- invitational noun
- knockout noun (COMPETITION)
- local derby noun
- match noun (COMPETITION)
- meet noun
- nip and tuck idiom
- on your marks, get set, go! idiom
- pageant noun
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- preseason noun
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