Thesaurus: tour

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1. n. A tower.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies.
4. v. t. anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty.
5. v. i. To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country.
6. n. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
7. n. a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
8. n. a period of time spent in military service
9. v. make a tour of a certain place
10. A tower. [Obs.] Chaucer. 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.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty. Syn. -- Journey; excursion. See Journey. To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes.
11. A tower. [Obs.] Chaucer.
12. v:11/n:89 n. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area v. make a tour of a certain place