sightseeingsight‧see‧ing /ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After an afternoon's sightseeing we were all exhausted.
- We spent the days sightseeing and the evenings sitting in cosy bars drinking the local wine.
- Why don't we go sightseeing tomorrow?
- Cost: $ 2, 300 per person, double occupancy, including hotels, most meals, ground transportation and sightseeing.
- He took girls to the opera and went sightseeing.
- I set off to do some sightseeing in San Antonio with a sense of well-being.
- In London, participants will go sightseeing and then attend the Farnborough Air Show.
- Included in the cost are round-trip airfare from New York, hotel accommodations, kosher breakfasts and dinners, sightseeing and transfers.
- On most days the official programme occupied only the evenings so that day time was available for sightseeing.
- Two days do not give much time for sightseeing.
Longman Language Activatorto visit a place as a tourist
· Every year thousands of tourists visit Turkey.· We spent the day visiting temples and other historic buildings.
to visit a place, especially because you are near it: · We were near Edinburgh, so we decided to pay a visit.pay a visit to: · We paid a quick visit to New York before flying home.
also go see American spoken to visit a well-known place or building while you are in a city or country: · If you're in Paris, you must go to see the Pompidou Centre.· Let's go and see the cathedral.· Why don't we go see the Statue of Liberty?
to visit a city or country and look at the famous and interesting places there: · I wanted to look round Moscow and see the sights.see the sights of: · We're going on a bus tour today, to see the sights of Copenhagen.
the activity of visiting and travelling around a place to look at the famous and interesting places there: · After an afternoon's sightseeing we were all exhausted.· We spent the days sightseeing and the evenings sitting in cosy bars drinking the local wine.go sightseeing: · Why don't we go sightseeing tomorrow?
spoken to visit a particular famous place while you are on holiday: · I think we ought to do St Paul's while we're in London.· We did the Eiffel Tower yesterday.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cycling tour of Cornwall We met on a coach tour in Italy.
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists: She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed. a cycling tour of Cornwall We met on a coach tour in Italy. She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.