tour
- noun
- /tʊr/
- Texting
- Join us for a virtual tour of the museum, which allows you to explore all the exhibits from home.
- a guided tour
- a virtual tour
- an online tour
So I will give you a full tour once we get back.
- So I will give you a full tour once we get back.
- But this is the tour of my school, so let's come in.
- And now we are getting a tour of the tea farm.
- I will be doing an updated room tour this year.
Examples
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So yeah, that is a tour of my hotel room.
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And this concludes the tour of our Wicked camper van.
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So the first spot here on this tour is at Central Park.
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And next up on our tour is the L.A. River.
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We're gonna go on a tour now.
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And recently I was given a tour of their facilities in Boston.
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So I'm going to give you guys a quick tour of the place.
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All families are encouraged to come to campus for a tour of the program prior to applying.
Academic text (2013) -
Give me a tour of your winery.
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Following the virtual tour, the students got to see our 3D printer in action.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
An online walk through a real place on your computer or phone
A guided tour of a place to check its condition
Idioms
Compounds
A series of short visits to small towns by a politician during an election campaign
- Archaic
A long trip through Europe to learn about art and culture, popular in the 1700s
How Interactive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tour for a digital or virtual visit keeps the idea of going around a place. A virtual tour is like taking a 'turn' through rooms or views on your screen, so you can see a place without being there.