ORIENTEERING


Meaning of ORIENTEERING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtir-iŋ, -ˌen- ]

noun

Etymology: modification of Swedish orientering, from orientera to orient

Date: 1948

: a cross-country race in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.