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Definition of grand tour

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1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20tour. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

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• break-journey
• circumnavigation

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• an extended tour of Europe, formerly regarded as a necessary part of the education of young British gentlemen.
• an extended tour of any region or country.
• a comprehensive guided tour or inspection, as of a building, exhibit, or military installation.
• (formerly) an extended tour through the major cities of Europe, esp one undertaken by a rich or aristocratic Englishman to complete his education
• informal. an extended sightseeing trip, tour of inspection, etc

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Origin of grand tour 1

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Example sentences.

So Wes went on a Grand Tour of sorts to get inspiration for the look of the movie?

As with his famous namesake before him, this would be a Grand Tour, but one done by car.

And Other Regrettable Stories, and is at work on her second book, The Grand Tour.

And Other Regrettable Stories, and is currently at work on her second book, The Grand Tour .

Yesterday, the Bushes gave the Obamas the grand tour of the executive mansion.

He now conceived the idea of a grand tour of authors as a commercial enterprise.

After being educated at Cracow, he made the grand tour with his brother Mark and returned to Poland in 1648.

It was quite the thing for any one on their grand tour to visit Brescia, and bring back one of these famed weapons.

Such a "grand tour" as outlined by the "Circuit Européen" presents a variety which it is impossible to equal.

After we returned, we started planning and saving and dreaming of making one last grand tour outside the solar system.

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