noun
1. : an extended European tour especially through France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland formerly commonly taken by youth of the British aristocracy as a part of their education
2. : a tour resembling a grand tour:
a. : a tour through European capitals and places of significant historical or cultural interest
b. : a tour through a series of places of special interest
a grand tour of the nightclubs of New York
making the grand tour of the markets, quais, and parks — E.G.Robinson b. 1933