touring
adjectiveverbnounattested in dialogue
- //ˈtʊəɹɪŋ//
- //ˈtɔːɹɪŋ//
Working for a short time in different places.
adjective
- 1
Working for a short time in different places.
a touring company
- 2
Intended for a journey through a country or a region, related to tourism.
If you are not using a touring-specific bike and you have large feet, you could have problems with your heels striking your rear panniers. This is one of the very reasons why a touring bike has long chainstays (435mm minimum).
verb
- 1
Also a form of tourpresent participle and gerund of tour
noun
- 1
informalA touring car.
Finally, there was the 40-hp machine from the previous year, on the 120-inch wheelbase and listed in four body styles, tourings and roadsters.
Forms
- plural
- tourings
tough · Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.Tough · A surname.tour · A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
touring · Working for a short time in different places.
tourism · The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from…tourist · Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a…tournament · A series of games; either the same game played many times, or…