English

Noun

tour d'horizon ‎(plural tours d'horizon)

1. An extensive tour; figuratively, a wide-ranging or general survey.
   • 2009, Ariel Levy, "Lift and Separate", The New Yorker, 16 Nov 09:

     In her engaging tour d'horizon "When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present" [...], Gail Collins quotes Van Gelder's lament [...].

Related terms

• tour de force