sightseeing

[ sahyt-see-ing ]

noun

1. the act of visiting and seeing seeing see places and objects of interest.

adjective

1. seeing, seeing, see, showing, or used for visiting sights:

   a sightseeing bus.

sightseeing

/ ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the activity of visiting the famous or interesting sights of a place
   2. ( as modifier )

      sightseeing trip

Word History and Origins

Origin of sightseeing¹

First recorded in 1840–50; sight + seeing

Example Sentences

A sightseeing tour company in San Diego is having to hit the brakes on rentals after about 30 of its vehicles, including several powered by lithium-ion batteries, went up in flames Thursday night, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

Though the sightseeing may, at first, seem like a device to throw the estranged David and Benji together for a much needed if inevitably fraught reunion, Eisenberg deftly blends the story’s strands in darkly amusing, moving and combustible ways.

From Los Angeles Times

With incredible sightseeing, wineries, beaches and parks close by, it would be a shame not to venture out.

From Salon

For Calafiori, a sightseeing trip to London in January - which included a visit to the Emirates to watch an Arsenal game - would ultimately set him on the path to joining the Gunners.

From BBC

But the tradition is not as popular in the U.S., where inns are farther apart, towns may offer less sightseeing than in the bucolic hamlets of the Cotswolds, and campsites are more prevalent because there is more wild land.

From Los Angeles Times

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