tour
/tʊə(r)/noun
उच्चारण टुअर
यात्रा, भ्रमण, दौरा
Basic word
- 1
[C]
a journey for pleasure during which you visit several different towns, areas; a short visit to a place, to see it; an official series of visits to different places by a sports team, an orchestra, a politician
यात्रा, भ्रमण, दौरा
- a tour of Rajasthan
- a guided tour
- India's tour of England
+ 3 more examples
- We went on a ten-day tour of South India.
- The guide took us on a tour of the palace.
- The cricket team is on tour in Australia.
Synonyms trip journey excursion visit expedition
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[T, I]
to travel around a place, for example on holiday; to make a short visit to a place; to make an official series of visits to different places
भ्रमण करना; दौरा करना
- They toured Kerala last year.
- The band will tour several cities this winter.
- We toured the old town on foot.
+ 1 more example
- The minister toured the flood-hit areas on Sunday.
¶Idioms 2
tour de force
an extremely skilful performance or achievement
कमाल का प्रदर्शन, उत्कृष्ट उपलब्धि
- Her speech at the convocation was a tour de force.
- The novel is a tour de force of storytelling.
a tour of duty
a period of time spent working in a particular place, especially in the armed forces or the government
(सेना या सरकारी सेवा में) तैनाती की अवधि
- He completed a three-year tour of duty in Ladakh.
- Her tour of duty at the embassy ends next year.
?Which word?
Keep the journey words: tour (visiting several places), trip (a short journey), journey (travelling from one place to another, often long), voyage (a long journey by sea or in space), excursion (a short trip, usually by a group), expedition (an organized journey for a purpose, like exploration), pilgrimage (to a holy place).
यात्रा के शब्द याद रखिए: tour (कई स्थानों का भ्रमण), trip (छोटी यात्रा), journey (एक स्थान से दूसरे तक, प्रायः लंबी यात्रा), voyage (समुद्र या अंतरिक्ष की लंबी यात्रा), excursion (छोटी यात्रा, प्रायः समूह द्वारा, सैर), expedition (किसी उद्देश्य से संगठित यात्रा, जैसे खोज, अभियान), pilgrimage (पवित्र स्थान की यात्रा, तीर्थयात्रा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A tour de force (French, an extremely skilful performance or achievement: 'Her speech was a tour de force').
Idiom 'a tour de force' (French, अत्यंत कुशल प्रदर्शन या उपलब्धि: 'Her speech was a tour de force')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
27 September is World Tourism Day; 25 January is National Tourism Day in India; Incredible India is India's tourism campaign.
27 सितंबर विश्व पर्यटन दिवस है; 25 जनवरी भारत में राष्ट्रीय पर्यटन दिवस है; Incredible India भारत का पर्यटन अभियान है।