grand tour
noun
1
: an extended tour of the Continent that was formerly a usual part of the education of young British gentlemen
2
: an extensive and usually educational tour
Examples of grand tour in a Sentence
They offered to give us a grand tour of their new house.
Recent Examples on the Web
In 2011, my grandparents planned this grand tour of Turkey where all of my aunts and uncles and cousins got to go across the country together.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2023
The torch, on a kind of grand tour of the Francophone world, is going to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Réunion, between June 9 and June 17.
—Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Each of these grand tours lasts three weeks, climbing Alps, Dolomites, and Pyrenees in epic day-long stages that, when added together, total well over 3,000 kilometers for each race.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Young European noblemen had always taken a grand tour, but in the 19th century, frequent, pleasure-seeking travel became a fixture for the upper classes, newly able to gallivant by steam train or cruise liner.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2023
The torch, on a kind of grand tour of the Francophone world, is going to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Réunion, between June 9 and June 17.
—Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Each of these grand tours lasts three weeks, climbing Alps, Dolomites, and Pyrenees in epic day-long stages that, when added together, total well over 3,000 kilometers for each race.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Young European noblemen had always taken a grand tour, but in the 19th century, frequent, pleasure-seeking travel became a fixture for the upper classes, newly able to gallivant by steam train or cruise liner.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20tour. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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