grand tours

plural of grand tour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tours
Noun
  • Numerous expeditions have failed over the past century to rediscover the species.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2025
  • His first-person stories include supersonic rides in seven separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, since the first human spaceflight of Crew Dragon nearly five years ago, SpaceX has flown 60 humans to space across 16 flights among its fleet of four Crew Dragons.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
  • That can be easier said than done after long flights with challenging situations.
    Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The firm that operated the helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people aboard, has a long history of flying excursions around New York City, some of which have encountered safety problems.
    Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Never short on things to do, Los Cabos offers jet skiing, sport fishing and scuba diving tours, whale-watching excursions and sunset sailings.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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