- tour of inspection
- an official visit to a place to make certain that everything is correct
English dictionary. 2014.
tour of inspection
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tour of inspection — phrase an official visit to a place to make certain that everything is correct Thesaurus: visitssynonym Main entry: tour … Useful english dictionary
inspection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed, rigorous, thorough ▪ full ▪ brief, casual, cursory … Collocations dictionary
tour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 trip ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign (esp. BrE), international, national, nationwide, overseas, world ▪ American, European … Collocations dictionary
inspection — in|spec|tion S3 [ınˈspekʃən] n [U and C] 1.) an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed inspection of ▪ regular inspections of the prison ▪ An inspection was carried… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inspection — /ɪn spekʃən/ noun the close examination of something ● to make an inspection or to carry out an inspection of a machine or an installation ● the inspection of a product for defects ♦ to carry out a tour of inspection to visit various places,… … Dictionary of banking and finance
tour — tour1 [ tur ] noun count *** 1. ) a trip in which you visit several places for pleasure: tour of: We went on a 10 day tour of central Africa. walking/bus tour: walking tours in the forests of northern California a ) a trip in which a person or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tour — I UK [tʊə(r)] / US [tʊr] noun [countable] Word forms tour : singular tour plural tours *** 1) a journey in which you visit several places for pleasure tour of: We went on a 10 day tour of central Africa. walking/coach/bus tour: walking tours in… … English dictionary
tour — tour1 W2 [tuə US tur] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tour, tourn circular course, turn ; TURN1] 1.) a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc tour of/around/round ▪ a 10 day tour of China a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tour — 1 noun (C) 1 a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: a bicycle tour (+ round/around/of): a 10 day tour of China see also: package tour 2 a short trip through a place to see it (+ of/round/around): a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tour — /tυə/ noun a (holiday) journey to various places, coming back in the end to the place the journey started from ● The group went on a tour of Italy. ● The minister went on a fact finding tour of the region. ♦ to carry out a tour of inspection to… … Dictionary of banking and finance
