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

tour of/around/round

a 10-day tour of China

a walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour

a cycling tour of Cornwall

We met on a coach tour in Italy. → package tour

2 a short trip through a place to see it

tour of/around/round

a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center

Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer.

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

tour of

the England cricket team’s tour of India

on tour

The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is here on tour.

the first leg of the band’s European tour (= the first part of it )

4 a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work :

his third tour in Northern Ireland

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