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单词 flightseeing
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flightseeingn.

Brit. /ˈflʌɪtˌsiːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈflaɪtˌsiɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: flight n.1, sightseeing n.
Etymology: Blend of flight n.1 and sightseeing n.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
Sightseeing from an aircraft. Also: an instance of this.
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1946 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 5 Dec. 12/2 The publication of pictures taken by a camera mounted in a V-2 rocket..gives us a preview of what ‘flightseeing’ may be like 20 years from now.
1965 N.Y. Herald Tribune 13 July 19/2 (heading) Flightseeing’ over New York for $5.95.
1983 N.Y. Times 8 May 3 Flightseeing is the name given to a series of six-day airplane tours..that are built around zipping from Paris to the Channel coast to Bordeaux..with overnight stops at deluxe hotels.
2002 S. Kyle Aftershock 265 And the New Jersey couple so excited to do a flightseeing over Denali? They just called, changed their minds.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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