orienteering
noun
ori·en·teer·ing
ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtir-iŋ 
-ˌen-
: a competitive or noncompetitive recreational activity in which participants use a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course (as in the woods)
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Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died Tuesday after collapsing during a competition in China on Friday, according to event organizers.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing at the World Games, organizers said on Tuesday.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
For instance, travelers can go on expeditions through the Alps led by esteemed mountaineers, or for the littler ones, try scavenger hunts and beginner orienteering lessons.
—Jimmy Carroll, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
The 11-day schedule has more than 4000 athletes competing for titles in 34 sports including floorball, orienteering, and inline skating, then retiring to their housing in the all-inclusive athletes village designed to spur community-building and cultural exchange.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing at the World Games, organizers said on Tuesday.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
For instance, travelers can go on expeditions through the Alps led by esteemed mountaineers, or for the littler ones, try scavenger hunts and beginner orienteering lessons.
—Jimmy Carroll, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
The 11-day schedule has more than 4000 athletes competing for titles in 34 sports including floorball, orienteering, and inline skating, then retiring to their housing in the all-inclusive athletes village designed to spur community-building and cultural exchange.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Orienteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orienteering. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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orienteering
noun
ori·en·teer·ing
ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtir-iŋ
: a competitive or noncompetitive recreational activity in which participants find their way over an unfamiliar course (as in the woods) using a map and compass
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