tour

1 noun (C)

1 a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: a bicycle tour

(+ round/around/of): a 10-day tour of China —see also: package tour

2 a short trip through a place to see it

(+ of/round/around): a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center

3 a planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several places

(+ of): the England cricket team's tour of India | on tour: The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is here on tour. | a leg of a tour (=one part of it): the first leg of U2's European tour

4 a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work: a two-year tour in Vietnam

5 tour of inspection an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performance

2 verb (I, T) to visit somewhere on a tour: We're touring the Greek islands this summer.