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orienteering Definition


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orienteer
noun
    1. Someone who takes part in orienteering.
verb
    intr
    orienteered, orienteering
    1. To take part in orienteering.




orienteering
noun
    1. A sport in which contestants race on foot and on skis, etc over an unfamiliar cross-country course, finding their way to official check points using a map and compass.
Etymology: 1940s: from Swedish orientering, originally meaning ‘orientating'.



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