Definition of: tour

(tr) noun
1. A round trip or journey or a rambling excursion.
2. A passing around; circuit for inspection or sightseeing.
3. A turn or shift, as of service. See synonyms under JOURNEY.
—grand tour A tour of the principal cities of Europe, customary in the 17th and 18th centuries for young English gentlemen as a supplement to their education chiefly used in the expression to make the grand tour.
—v.t.
1. To make a tour of; travel.
2. To present on a tour: to tour a play.
—v.i.
3. To go on a tour. [<MF <OF tor, tors <L tornus a lathe <Gk. tornos; infl. in meaning by OF tourner TURN]