ALL meanings of orienteering
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O o - noun orienteering A competitive sport in which participants find their way to various checkpoints across rough country with the aid of a map and compass, the winner being the one with the lowest elapsed time. 1
- noun orienteering map-reading sport 1
- noun orienteering a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that tests the skills of map reading and cross-country running, in which competitors race through an unknown area to find various checkpoints by using only a compass and topographical map, the winner being the finisher with the lowest elapsed time. 1
- uncountable noun orienteering Orienteering is a sport in which people run from one place to another, using a compass and a map to guide them between points that are marked along the route. 0
- noun orienteering a sport in which contestants race on foot over a course consisting of checkpoints found with the aid of a map and a compass 0
- noun orienteering a timed cross-country competition in which runners follow a course, using compass and map 0