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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People from Nordic countries tended to be slightly better navigators, perhaps because the sport of orienteering, which combines cross-country running and navigation, is popular in those countries.
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Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
Other drop-in events include an equestrian corner (with a pony), an introduction to orienteering, and demos of an all-terrain wheelchair and a terrain hopper at Scuppernong; and introduction to archery and hunting dog training at the Field Trial Grounds.
—Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
The beetles are known to have good orienteering skills; but unlike other animals that use environmental cues to navigate homeward, the dung beetle’s goal is to get far away from that big pile of poop.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2012
Today’s agenda included shooting from skis, orienteering, and sled handling.
—Stuart Stevens, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2017
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Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
Other drop-in events include an equestrian corner (with a pony), an introduction to orienteering, and demos of an all-terrain wheelchair and a terrain hopper at Scuppernong; and introduction to archery and hunting dog training at the Field Trial Grounds.
—Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
The beetles are known to have good orienteering skills; but unlike other animals that use environmental cues to navigate homeward, the dung beetle’s goal is to get far away from that big pile of poop.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2012
Today’s agenda included shooting from skis, orienteering, and sled handling.
—Stuart Stevens, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2017
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“Orienteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orienteering. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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