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Noun: tour  tûr
  1. A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
    "they took an extended tour of Europe";
    - circuit
     
  2. A time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    "it's my tour";
    - go, spell, turn
     
  3. A period of time spent in military, diplomatic or other service
    "His tour of duty in Afghanistan lasted 12 months"; "His duty tour in Afghanistan lasted 12 months";
    - enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour
     
  4. A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place
    "We took a virtual tour of the museum from our living room"
Verb: tour  tûr
  1. Make a tour of a certain place
    "We toured the Provence this summer"

Derived forms: touring, toured, tours

Type of: duty period, journey, journeying, period, period of time, shift, time period, time span, travel, work shift

Encyclopedia: Tour, James