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单词 orienteering
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ri•en•teer•ing  (ôr′ē en tēring, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sporta 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.
  • alteration of Swedish orientering (conformed to -eer), equivalent. to orienter(a) orient (verb, verbal) + -ing -ing1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orienteering /ˌɔːrɪənˈtɪərɪŋ/ n
  1. a sport in which contestants race on foot over a course consisting of checkpoints found with the aid of a map and a compass
Etymology: 20th Century: from Swedish orientering; compare orient
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orienteer /ˌɔːrɪənˈtɪə/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to take part in orienteering
n
  1. a person who takes part in orienteering
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