tournoun
uk/tʊər//tɔːr/us/tʊr/A2 [ C ] a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it:
A2 [ C ] a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area:
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:
[ C ] a tour of duty
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Journeys
- adventure
- break-journey
- carpool
- carsick
- convoy
- field trip
- flight
- foray
- journey
- mystery tour
- odyssey
- outward-bound
- peregrination
- pilgrimage
- ride
- round trip
- sail
- short-haul
- the long haul idiom
- trip
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tourverb
uk/tʊər//tɔːr/us/tʊr/B1 [ I or T ] to go on a tour somewhere:
[ T ] If a play tours a particular area, it is performed in several places there:
More examples
- She spent three months touring her empire.
- The prime minister toured the flooded regions.
- I spent a month touring round Europe.
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Travelling
- backpacking
- bum around (somewhere)
- catch
- connect
- cover
- cruise
- destination
- gad about/around (somewhere)
- gallivant
- have sth, will travel idiom
- override
- ply
- road
- roam
- tootle
- tourist class
- travel
- travelled
- voyage
- well travelled
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