Synonyms:
tour, circuit
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
go, spell, tour, turn
Meaning: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
tour
Meaning: make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
Usage examples
Made Eastern tour "to get acquainted."
On this tour he wore the undress uniform of a continental officer.
To the south the land outlines were hazy with drift, so my dog tour was abandoned.
On the flyleaf, 'Paul Savelli.' An undergraduate, I should say, on a walking tour."
"No one can ever forget his first guard tour with all its preparation and perspiration.
She had made the grand tour in Europe, they discovered, and enjoyed a season in Washington.
I am to help in building the fortifications, and as I am about to make a tour of inspection I will take you with me."
When I failed to make my appearance at supper, the Captain began to suspect that I had really started on my wild tour southward--a conjecture which Sailor Ben's absence helped to confirm.
It will be recollected by the reader that Peter, before he set out on his tour, took every possible precaution to guard against the danger of disturbances in his dominions during his absence.
And when the morrow came, he found it, after all, safe enough, and an easy enough matter, to tuck Theodora's small, gloved hand under his arm, when they set out on their tour of investigation and discovery.