SIGHTSEEING

sightseeing, rubber-necking

(noun) going about to look at places of interest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sightseeing (usually uncountable, plural sightseeings)

The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.

Verb

sightseeing

present participle of sightsee

Source: Wiktionary


Sight"-see`ing, a.

Definition: Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities.

Sight"-see`ing, n.

Definition: The act of seeing sights; eagerness for novelties or curiosities.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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