touring

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈtɔːɹɪŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʊəɹɪŋ, -ɔːɹɪŋ

Adjective

touring (not comparable)

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).

Synonyms

• itinerant, moving, road, traveling

Derived terms

• bicycle touring
• grand touring car
• touring bicycle
• touring car
• touring company
• [[touring member

  traffic#English|touring member

  traffic]]
• touring motorcycle
• touring side
• touring squad
• traffic stop

 

Verb

touring

1. present participle and gerund of tour

Noun

touring (plural tourings)

1. (informal) A touring car.
   • 1988, Cars and Parts, volume 31, page 60:

     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.

Anagrams

• Guitron, outgrin, outring, ring out, routing

Spanish

Noun

touring m (plural tourings)

1. touring car