What does "tour" mean?

Tour: 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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [Obs.] Blackmore.
  2. 3.(Mil.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty. See Journey.
  3. 4.To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes.

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