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orienteering|ɔərɪənˈtɪərɪŋ|
[ad. Sw. orientering orienteering; cf. orient v.]
The competitive sport of finding one's way on foot across rough country with the aid of map and compass; this sport as undertaken on horseback or by car, canoe, etc. Also attrib. So orienˈteer, one who engages in orienteering; also as v. intr. and fig.
1948Amer. Ski Ann. 1949 146/1 Senior Scouts representing 15 Boy Scout Councils from New York and New Jersey met at Snow Ridge Ski Center last winter to compete in the first official Ski Orienteering race to be held in America. 1949Univ. Mass. Executive Bull. 8 Dec., Dr. Bjorn Kjellstrom, from Sweden, and instigator of the new sport of Orienteering will show a new colored film on training for Cross-Country and Touring Skiing. 1954Time 1 Nov. 58 Known officially as ‘orienteering’, the sport dates back to 1918 when the first Swedish club was formed to hold formal competitions. 1956Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 10 Apr. TM92/2 Bjorn Kjellstrom, d.b.a. American Orienteering Service, New York, N.Y... Orienteering. For Instructing in Map and Compass Reading Through Lectures Delivered in Person With or Without Illustrations by Means of Film. Use since August 1946. 1965Orienteering (‘Know the Game’ series) 10 The orienteer must remember that peat hags can be very rough pasture. Ibid. 36 Ankle support is very important in rough orienteering country. Ibid. 40 There are fascinating opportunities to orienteer by canoe, cycle, pony or ski. 1971‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird v. 60 You were supposed to be treating my blisters, not orienteering all over my torso. 1971Sunday Times 10 Oct. 30 Furthermore, Swedish orienteers bled their way into medical history a few years ago following an epidemic of the disease. 1973Whole Earth Catal. 23/1 Within recent years, Orienteering as a sport, in the form of ‘Orienteering Races’ has swept Europe...Orienteering events have become regular features in many athletic and outdoor clubs. 1976Observer 26 Sept. 16/3 Egil Johansen, asked to single out the most compelling attraction of orienteering, says simply: ‘It is the fellowship of the other orienteers.’ |