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单词 rogaine
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Definition of rogaine in English:

rogaine

nounˈrəʊɡeɪn
Australian, NZ
  • A competitive event in which runners find their way across open country with a map and compass.

    the team decided to abandon the rogaine after only finding two or three checkpoints
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although rogaines are defined as being 12 hours or longer, the classic is the 24-hour event.
    • They're advertising their second 24-hour rogaine in the area.
    • The rogaine start was ten miles away in the valley.
    • We would be attempting the rogaine in the dark.
    • One unique feature of rogaines is that everyone finishes at the same time.
    • This rogaine has proved to be one of the toughest challenges I have accepted to date.
    • The same formula applies to every version of orienteering, including night orienteering, mountain orienteering and rogaines.
    • Rogaines of this length customarily begin midday on a Saturday and conclude at midday on the following day.
    • This being their first rogaine, they decided to enjoy the event and learn what they could.
    • Congratulations to everyone who completed the rogaine yesterday.

Origin

1970s: from a blend of parts of the names of Rod, Gail, and Neil Phillips, the game's inventors.

 
 
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