TOUR
Tour, n. Etym: [F. tour. See Tower.]
Defn: A tower. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TOUR
Tour, n. Etym: [F. tour. See Turn, v. t.]
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.)
Defn: anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty.
Syn.
— Journey; excursion. See Journey.
TOUR
Tour, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toured; p. pr. & vb. n. Touring.]
Defn: To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes.