Meaning of tour In English

• 0 a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around 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 guide

  • a cycling tour of Provence

  • They've just come back from a tour of ( UK also round) California's wine country.

  • Tour operators (= companies which arrange holidays for people) have reported a drop in sales.

  • 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.

• 1 to go on a tour somewhere:

  • [ + prep ] We spent a month touring (around/round/in) Kenya.

  • The New Zealand team will be touring (in) Europe this winter.

  • The president toured US military bases yesterday.

  • The band is currently touring to promote the new album.

  • The play will be performed first in the capital, and will then tour the rest of the country.

• 2 a visit to a place or area, esp. one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it:

  • a walking tour

  • a sightseeing tour

  • The band is currently on tour in Australia.

• 3 to go on a tour somewhere:

  • [ T ] We spent a month touring France.

  • [ I ] Alanis is touring to promote her new album.

• 4 a visit to a place or area, especially in order to look around it and learn about it:

  • a tour of/around/round sth As soon as we arrived, we were given a tour of the plant.

  • We offer guided tours of the city.

• 5 a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area:

  • a cycling/walking/driving tour The company specializes in cycling tours of Provence.

• 6 a visit to several places for a special purpose:

  • The management team made a tour of all the company's retail outlets in the country.

• 7 to go on a tour somewhere:

  • tour around/round/in sth We spent a month touring around Kenya.