pathfindingn.
/ˈpɑːθˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, /ˈpaθˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpæθˌfaɪndɪŋ/ The action of a pathfinder; (literal) the action of finding or marking a path or way; (figurative) pioneering or trailblazing activity.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > explorer or discoverer > action of
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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation > spotting or marking target
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sweep1916
pathfinding1943
sky-marking1944
1859 Sat. Rev. 18 June 742/2 This space..is entirely covered by dense underwood.., just dense enough to give a certain degree of pleasurable exercise to the faculty of path-finding.
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Aug. 14/1 The higher capacities of the mountaineer, the instinct of path-finding.
1943 Jane's All World's Aircraft 1942 p. iv/2 The success..was contributed to by the introduction of the system of path-finding.
1961 Listener 30 Nov. 908/1 The development of radio aids and path~finding techniques was proceeding.
1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 1 Mar. 25/2 His pathfinding..is in the use of longitudinal studies and in bringing medical disciplines together.
1992 S. Sigfusson Sigfusson's Roads xii. 81 Making a road meant..opening up the wilderness itself. This required basic path-finding, bush-clearing, earth-moving.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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