Definition of orienteering
: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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The meet was open to anyone, and Gary Snyder, one of the orienteering club's top competitors, finished with the day's highest score — 560 after losing 10 points for missing the cutoff time by a minute.
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The Epic Adventure races (Cadillac, July 28-30, miadventurerace.com) offers a series of team races that are between 6 and 20 hours, featuring kayaking, mountain biking, trail running and orienteering.
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Geography Day Learn about orienteering, GIS and mapmaking.
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His fitness regime, involving orienteering, marathon running, weight training and yoga would be enough to tax the physical capacity of a person half his age.
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Origin and Etymology of orienteering
modification of Swedish orientering, from orientera to orient
ORIENTEERING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of orienteering for English Language Learners
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: a sport in which people use a map and a compass to travel along a route they do not know as quickly as possible
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about orienteering
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