Definition of Touring

1. Adjective. Working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company". ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of tour#Verb tour) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Touring

1. cross-country skiing for pleasure [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Touring

touraco
touracos
tourbillion
tourbillions
tourbillon
tourbillons
toured
tourelle
tourer
tourers
tourette syndrome
tourgoer
tourgoers
tourie
touries
touring (current term)
touring car
touring cars
touring company
touring motorcycle
touring motorcycles
touring side
touring sides
touring squad
touring squads
tourings
tourism
tourisms
tourist

Literary usage of Touring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscapes of Gran Canaria by Noel Rochford (2004)
".41 touring Many visitors to Gran Canaria will hire a car for at least one or two ... The touring notes are brief: they include little history or any other ..."

2. Cycling by William Coutts Keppel Albemarle (1901)
"THE CYCLISTS' touring CLUB. THE Cyclists' touring Club was originally founded on August 5, 1878^ as the Bicycle touring Club, being the outcome of a number ..."

3. Cycling by William Coutts Keppel Albemarle, George Lacy Hillier (1887)
"THE CYCLISTS' touring CLUB. THE Cyclists' touring Club was originally founded on August 5, 1878, as the Bicycle touring Club, being the outcome of a number ..."

4. Landscapes of Malta, Gozo and Comino: A Countryside Guide by Douglas Lockhart (2004)
"The touring notes are brief: they include little history or information ... Above all, the touring notes emphasise possibilities for walking and picnicking. ..."

5. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The recording and resetting features of the trip register part of the odometer is a necessity in following a guide book when touring. Purpose of an odometer ..."

6. Gilbert and Sullivan and Their Operas: With Recollections and Anecdotes of D by François Cellier, Cunningham Bridgeman (1914)
"... visits to Africa—Henry A. Lytton—Gilbertian actor of many parts—touring—Its bright and its dark side—Company snowed up—Leicester ..."

7. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"touring Equipment. How and what to Cook, Lincoln Highway. Transcontinental Tour. * »Concerning Accessories and Equipment. lo differentiate between tue ..."

8. Landscapes of Samos: A Countryside Guide by Brian Anderson, Eileen Anderson (2002)
"With this in mind we have put together three car touring itineraries and have ... The touring notes are brief: they include little history or information ..."

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