sightseeing

1 of 2

noun

sight·​see·​ing ˈsīt-ˌsē-iŋ 

: the activity of visiting the famous or interesting places of an area : the act or pastime of seeing sights

We did a lot of sightseeing on our vacation.

We didn't go to the conference. We went sightseeing instead …

—Terry McMillan

sightseeing

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adjective

: devoted to or used for seeing sights

Examples of sightseeing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The most affordable of those options are likely to be sightseeing tours by bus, according to Guthrie. —Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024

The helicopter, which departed from Ellington Airport in Houston for a sightseeing tour, crashed into the tower about 100 feet from the top of the 1,003-foot radio tower, added the report. —David Chiu, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024

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. —Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024

Pack these espadrilles that are 60 percent off and go with everything from leggings for sightseeing to a dress for a night out. —Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1821, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1827, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sightseeing

adjective

sight·​see·​ing

-ˌsē-iŋ

: engaged in, devoted to, or used for seeing things and places of interest

a sightseeing bus

sightseeing noun