tour

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
  2. noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
  3. noun a period of time spent in military service

Etymology

From Old French tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

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Synonyms

circuit

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