ORIENTEERING

Meaning of ORIENTEERING in English

/ ˌɔːriənˈtɪərɪŋ; NAmE -ˈtɪr-/ noun

[ U ] the sport of following a route across country on foot, as quickly as possible, using a map and compass

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from Swedish orientering .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ORIENTEERING — noun Etymology: modification of Swedish orientering, from orientera to orient Date: 1948 a cross-country race in which each participant uses …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORIENTEERING — Cross-country footrace in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. Introduced …
Английский словарь Британика
ORIENTEERING — ˌōrēən.ˈti(ə)riŋ, -ē(ˌ)en- noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably modification (influenced by -eer ) of Swedish orientering , from orientera to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORIENTEERING — /awr'ee en tear"ing, ohr'-/ , n. a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that tests the skills of map reading and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORIENTEERING — n. type of wilderness race in which contestants must run through an unfamiliar territory and find checkpoints using only a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ORIENTEERING — noun Etymology: modification of Swedish orientering, from orientera to orient Date: 1948 : a cross-country race in which each participant …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORIENTEERING — ■ noun a competitive sport in which runners have to find their way across rough country with the aid of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ORIENTEERING — [ori.en.teer.ing] n [modif. of Sw orientering, fr. orientera to orient] (1948): a cross-country race in which each participant uses a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ORIENTEERING — outdoor competitive sport that is similar to cross-country running, but with emphasis on map-reading and direction-finding skills. Through woods and …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORIENTEERING — o ‧ ri ‧ en ‧ teer ‧ ing /ˌɔːriənˈtɪ ə rɪŋ, ˌɒri- $ ˌɔːriənˈtɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORIENTEERING — n. a competitive sport in which runners cross open country with a map, compass, etc. øøorienteer n. & v.intr. [Sw. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ORIENTEERING — n. a competitive sport in which runners cross open country with a map, compass, etc. orienteer n. & v.intr. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ORIENTEERING — n. a competitive sport in which runners cross open country with a map, compass, etc. Derivatives: orienteer n. & v.intr. …
Oxford English vocab
ORIENTEERING — Orienteering is a sport in which people run from one place to another, using a compass and a map to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORIENTEERING — Orienteering is a sport in which people run from one place to another, using a compass and a map to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ORIENTEERING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Climbing, abseiling, sailing, orienteering , canoeing, catering for individuals or groups. ▪ Contact:. 12-13 Try …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ORIENTEERING — [noun] [U]Orienteering is a sport in which you have to find your way to somewhere on foot as quickly as …
Cambridge English vocab
ORIENTEERING — n. Cross-country footrace in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ORIENTEERING — сущ.; спорт спортивное ориентирование спортивное ориентирование (на местности)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ORIENTEERING — Спортивное ориентирование
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ORIENTEERING — n спортивное ориентирование (на местности)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ORIENTEERING — сущ.; спортспортивное ориентирование
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ORIENTEERING — (n) спортивное ориентирование
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ORIENTEERING — n спортивное ориентирование (на местности)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ORIENTEERING — n спортивное ориентирование (на местности)
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ORIENTEERING — сущ. ; спорт. спортивное ориентирование
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ORIENTEERING — сущ.; спорт. спортивное ориентирование
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ORIENTEERING — _n. _спорт. спортивное ориентирование
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ORIENTEERING — n. спорт. спортивное ориентирование
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ORIENTEERING — сущ.; спорт спортивное ориентирование спортивное ориентирование (на местности)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ORIENTEERING — n. Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r- ē - ə n- ' tir-i ŋ , - ˌ en- Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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