world tour

collocation in English

meaningsofworldandtour

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withworld.
world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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tour
noun
uk
/tʊər/us
/tʊr/
a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn ...
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(Definition ofworldandtourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworld tour

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A major turning point in the company's history was the six-monthworldtourwhich was undertaken in 1964.
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It was like being a lady-in-waiting on some exhausting and eccentrically plannedworldtour.
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He recently made a nearworldtour, and it is reputed that it cost about £50,000, travelling first-class.
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I am in danger of going on aworldtour.
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This is not the hour in which to conduct aworldtour, and foreign affairs is a very big subject.
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It might be possible to organise, literally, aworldtour.
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First, let us take a glance—not aworldtour—at a few other countries.
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He is a man who has just returned from a most extensiveworldtour.
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He conducted us on aworldtour.
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I suppose that if one cannot get the currency nowadays to go on an actualworldtour, the next best thing is to go on an imaginary tour.
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He took us on aworldtour.
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Ongoing personal tensions led the duo to decide against a permanent reunion, despite the success of the concert and a subsequentworldtour.
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Following the release of the album, the band embarked on a lengthyworldtour.
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Later, he went forworldtourto share his knowledge to people throughout the world.
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It was recorded during his 1978worldtourand is composed mostly of the artist's greatest hits.
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The other half she is onworldtourin the ski/snowboard races.
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He later became a-ha'sworldtourmusical director.
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It was considered their reunion tour, and their first full-scaleworldtourtogether since 1995.
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The band's 1978worldtourfeatured an elaborate space ship set and laser light show.
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