Tour (Noun)
Meaning 1
A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- I'm on the night tour, so I'll be working from 10pm to 6am.
- The firefighter's tour was almost over, and he was looking forward to a well-deserved rest.
- It's my tour on the machine, so I'll take over from John now.
- The nurse's tour was ending soon, and she was relieved to be going home after a long shift.
- The police officer's tour was cut short due to an emergency, and he had to hand over to his colleague early.
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Meaning 3
A period of time spent in military service.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- He signed up for a six-month tour in the Army before going back to college.
- During his first tour in the war, he saw a lot of heavy combat and witnessed terrible atrocities.
- Her brother has completed his two-year tour and will be back home in time for the holidays.
- They recently came back from their one-year tour and were met with parades and a hero's welcome.
- It took a long time for her husband to readjust after serving on an extended tour of duty.