"tour group" meaning in English

See tour group in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tour groups [plural], tourgroup [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tour group (plural tour groups)
  1. A group of tourists on a tour. Related terms: tour guide
    Sense id: en-tour_group-en-noun-rDatx6Q1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2002, Mark G. Boyer, “Epiphany to the Baptism of the Lord”, in Waiting in Joyful Hope: Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas 2002–2003, Year B, Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, →ISBN, page 94:",
          "text": "Mark describes Jesus’ compassion from the point of view of sheep who are lost without their shepherd. Since few of us have any contact with sheep, we may get an inkling of the meaning by thinking of a tour group without a guide. The group wanders around without leadership and gets lost in the crowd of other groups.",
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          "ref": "2003, Scott Simpson, “First Steps”, in Krakow, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Thomas Cook Publishing, →ISBN, page 24, column 2:",
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